A Character Analysis Of Rose Armitage

The Main character’s girlfriend, Rose Armitage (Allison Williams) appears to the audience as someone who takes an individual’s context into consideration. The performance of this character demonstrates an understanding of Chris as well as how people perceive her boyfriend. In one scene of the apartment, Chris expresses concern for how Rose’s parents would react when they realize her boyfriend is black, fearing that they might. After making a few jokes to try to cut the tension, She says “I would’ve told you. I wouldn’t be bringing you home, think about that for two seconds.” In addition, after hitting a deer on the way to her parents’ house, Rose advocates for Chris when the police officer asks to see his ID, saying the cop’s reasons for the request were “bullshit” since he wasn’t involved in the collision. These examples make Rose appear as a considerate of Chris’ race and is not afraid to stand up to injustice. This first introduction of Rose’s character is one of many plot points that help set up the climax in the third act.
Dean Armitage is a neurosurgeon and tries to use informal mannerisms, slang and other phrases to appeal more to Chris, while the mother, Missy Armitage(Catherine Keener), is more reserved and doesn’t talk much for most of the first act. From calling Chris “my man” to referring to Chris and Rose’s relation as “this thang,” Dean’s vocabulary caters to how he thinks Chris talks, and even gives Chris a hug instead a handshake. The performance of this character make the viewer see him as a weird dad who’s trying too hard to befriend Chris. The film depicts Dean in this way to show the audience a trend amongst white people to appropriate of other cultures’ terminology in order to appease a person of