Johnny and the slave boy play together as if there was no hierarchy between them. Johnny is also very close to Uncle Remus; he calls him his best friend. It seems that all the children in the film don’t understand the segregation and ownership that is taking place in the south at this time. But, I can see this film being “for children” because it tells the story as if it was a tale. This movie tries to be “for children” because it in cooperates real people in cartoons. It also has songs such as “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” that are easy to learn and sing along with. This film also assumes that it’s normal for white people to be more powerful over African Americans. This hierarchy of power can lead children to believe that there is color in the world. Young white children might come to believe that they are better than people of African American descents or even other cultures. This sort of entitlement might cause white children to bully those that are of different skin color than
Johnny and the slave boy play together as if there was no hierarchy between them. Johnny is also very close to Uncle Remus; he calls him his best friend. It seems that all the children in the film don’t understand the segregation and ownership that is taking place in the south at this time. But, I can see this film being “for children” because it tells the story as if it was a tale. This movie tries to be “for children” because it in cooperates real people in cartoons. It also has songs such as “Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” that are easy to learn and sing along with. This film also assumes that it’s normal for white people to be more powerful over African Americans. This hierarchy of power can lead children to believe that there is color in the world. Young white children might come to believe that they are better than people of African American descents or even other cultures. This sort of entitlement might cause white children to bully those that are of different skin color than