Dinosaur in the Hood Does society influence the way individuals see things that are different, such as cultures? In the poem, “Dinosaur in the Hood” by Danez Smith, he discusses most stereotypes happen within movies and he explains how they are portrayed. And he also talks about how blacks are portrayed in the movies. The poem themes play on American films and the way blacks are portrayed; the dream the black boy is holding in his in it represent it dreams hands and also show the dinosaur in the hood can be seen as the black boy not being able to escape the hood. The audience can empathize with that since it is a problem in society, and it shoe how society maybe is quick to judge each other.
Throughout the poem the author shows awareness …show more content…
The author wants the audience to be mindful with the unbalance of how blacks are portrayed in movies there is only one image of black people in the movies, which is the hysterical fool that slacks off and gets into trouble. The author states that: “this movie can’t be a metaphor for black people & extinction. This movie can’t be about race” (26- 27). He is talking about how black movies are sometimes about race- -and people want to go to the movies for entertainment. Furthermore, only a small group of people can relate to this type of movie.
It is was not just recently that the Hollywood started to break away from this and show interracial couples in movies. In fact, when an individual looks at a character like Medea they are made to be funny and there is not enough diversity in the Medea character. It shows …show more content…
Going back to the title the dinosaur can be a symbol of extinction or bringing the past into the present. However, the author wants the audience to see how the dinosaur means clutching onto big childhood aspirations. Furthermore, hugging it tight and protecting it so it does not become extinct and just something one reads about in the past. The audience can see that black boy holding the gun as if he has no time for dreams and therefore cannot worry about those kinds of thing. In the line where the author writes, “no one kills the black boy. & no one kills the black boy”(32).The author uses the element of repetition, so that the audience can see that he was angry and frustrated about the black boys dream being killed off. To continue, the author wants no stereotypes and just a black boy who could dream, which is the opposite of what is expected. For example, statistics is even against them; they are more likely to go to jail, be a drop out of school. It seems like every odd is against them and makes them think they cannot succeed. The author states that, “Black boys is playing with their lives. The foreshadow to his end, the spitting image of his father” (7- 8). The author is referring to the gun how he does not want a black boy to have a gun and that it reflect his future. Furthermore, the reader can why the author does not want the black boy to have the gun because if a black boy has a gun, it will
Throughout the poem the author shows awareness …show more content…
The author wants the audience to be mindful with the unbalance of how blacks are portrayed in movies there is only one image of black people in the movies, which is the hysterical fool that slacks off and gets into trouble. The author states that: “this movie can’t be a metaphor for black people & extinction. This movie can’t be about race” (26- 27). He is talking about how black movies are sometimes about race- -and people want to go to the movies for entertainment. Furthermore, only a small group of people can relate to this type of movie.
It is was not just recently that the Hollywood started to break away from this and show interracial couples in movies. In fact, when an individual looks at a character like Medea they are made to be funny and there is not enough diversity in the Medea character. It shows …show more content…
Going back to the title the dinosaur can be a symbol of extinction or bringing the past into the present. However, the author wants the audience to see how the dinosaur means clutching onto big childhood aspirations. Furthermore, hugging it tight and protecting it so it does not become extinct and just something one reads about in the past. The audience can see that black boy holding the gun as if he has no time for dreams and therefore cannot worry about those kinds of thing. In the line where the author writes, “no one kills the black boy. & no one kills the black boy”(32).The author uses the element of repetition, so that the audience can see that he was angry and frustrated about the black boys dream being killed off. To continue, the author wants no stereotypes and just a black boy who could dream, which is the opposite of what is expected. For example, statistics is even against them; they are more likely to go to jail, be a drop out of school. It seems like every odd is against them and makes them think they cannot succeed. The author states that, “Black boys is playing with their lives. The foreshadow to his end, the spitting image of his father” (7- 8). The author is referring to the gun how he does not want a black boy to have a gun and that it reflect his future. Furthermore, the reader can why the author does not want the black boy to have the gun because if a black boy has a gun, it will