Finding Nemo Lens Paper 
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Karen Valdez
Senior Inquiry
Dr.Lupro
12 September
Racial Structures Illustrated within Finding Nemo “ When life gets you down, you know what you ought to do? You just gotta keep swimming”, indicates Dory, the wisest fish, in the midst of her confusion and despair. That is the only option left for the entire fish population when they are subjected to scrutiny due to the racial classifications perpetrated throughout the Pixar Family’s film, Finding Nemo. When one views a film or tv show with an analytical perspective, one can quickly rationalize the concealed discrepancies embedded in the raw science of the show. Race has been always been portrayed in a series of films, including those disclosed to the young audience, which leads one to question, why does that frequently occur ? Race is prevalent in this film given the actions of the characters influenced by their environmental factors, and the reciprocating reactions of the others. Sadly, one must take into account that this children’s movie frequents and depicts the distinctions of race revealed throughout the viewing, that of which resonates with society’s current position. The prime examples of this are unveiled through the characters of
Marlin, the sharks, including the humans who intrude and disturb the depths of the sea,of which they have not been summoned to.
To begin with, we receive an introduction of Marlin, the clownfish character, who in reality does not embody any aspect of humor or delight . When he encounters the presence of the other fish population, such as the parents of Nemo’s classmates or the sharks he is quickly targeted by erroneous assumptions of him being humorous and further solicit a joke from him, thus disproving such allegation when he proceeds in doing so and demonstrates otherwise. “ Clownfish are no funnier than any other
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fish”. This is an instance of racial profiling from the other fish directed towards Marlin. At
Karen Valdez
Senior Inquiry
Dr.Lupro
12 September
Racial Structures Illustrated within Finding Nemo “ When life gets you down, you know what you ought to do? You just gotta keep swimming”, indicates Dory, the wisest fish, in the midst of her confusion and despair. That is the only option left for the entire fish population when they are subjected to scrutiny due to the racial classifications perpetrated throughout the Pixar Family’s film, Finding Nemo. When one views a film or tv show with an analytical perspective, one can quickly rationalize the concealed discrepancies embedded in the raw science of the show. Race has been always been portrayed in a series of films, including those disclosed to the young audience, which leads one to question, why does that frequently occur ? Race is prevalent in this film given the actions of the characters influenced by their environmental factors, and the reciprocating reactions of the others. Sadly, one must take into account that this children’s movie frequents and depicts the distinctions of race revealed throughout the viewing, that of which resonates with society’s current position. The prime examples of this are unveiled through the characters of
Marlin, the sharks, including the humans who intrude and disturb the depths of the sea,of which they have not been summoned to.
To begin with, we receive an introduction of Marlin, the clownfish character, who in reality does not embody any aspect of humor or delight . When he encounters the presence of the other fish population, such as the parents of Nemo’s classmates or the sharks he is quickly targeted by erroneous assumptions of him being humorous and further solicit a joke from him, thus disproving such allegation when he proceeds in doing so and demonstrates otherwise. “ Clownfish are no funnier than any other
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fish”. This is an instance of racial profiling from the other fish directed towards Marlin. At