ENG364Y5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 20: Kathryn Stockett, Magical Negro
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Eng364 lecture 20: kathryn stockett, the help (03-11-20) Orality: surveillance of women"s behaviour, especially white women how to speak, what to say, facial mannerisms, etc. In novel and audiobook, black women"s voices are 2/3 of narration but film brings white narrator/characters to forefront. Sharing of stories returns to power of orality among black communities that were previously silenced in slavery and only had oral language because they were denied literacy. Magical negro insert black character into narrative who helps white character move forward.
