Hidden Figures Character Analysis

The movie Hidden Figures is based on a true story about three confident, intelligent negro women who play a huge role in Nasa’s landing to the moon. Throughout the movie these three women are criticized often because of the colour of their skin. The lead role is played exceptionally by Taraji P. Henson who plays the role of Katherine Goble Johnson. Katherine was part of a group of ‘coloured computers’. This is the group for negro women mathematicians who help NASA explore space. Amongst the many women working in this group there is Katherine Johnson whose career made history…

Among the Hidden is a science fiction novel written by Margaret Peterson Haddix, published in 1998. Luke Garner is hiding from the Population Police. He meets a brave girl named Jen, who wants to revolt against the government because she is a third child like Luke. The Garners live on a farm in a community where families can only have two children. In the fall, the woods behind twelve-year-old Luke’s house are destroyed. Luke must stay hidden!

Adapted from the book by Margot Lee Shetterly and directed by Theodore Melfi, Hidden Figures is a film based on the true stories of three black women (Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, & Katherine Johnson) working for NASA in 1960’s. Dorothy Vaughan, played by Octavia Spencer in the film, was a programmer and Mary Jackson, played by Janelle Monae in the film, was an engineer. Dorothy passed away in 2008 and Mary in 2005. Katherine Johnson, a mathematician played by Taraji P. Henson, is now 98 years old and still resides with her husband Corporal Jim Johnson in Hampton, Virginia where the film is set. These women collectively played a pivotal role in sending the first American into space and eventually to the moon. A critical analysis of the film reveals the history and dynamics of racial domination institutionally and interpersonally as well as prejudices and challenges faced by women in particular.

In John Updike’s short story “A & P”, a dynamic and round character expresses his subjective attitude towards his views, a plot twist causes him to realize his future. Sammy an opinionated cashier at A & P grocery store does not agree with his Lengel, his manager after he reprimands a particular group of customers at the store. Sammy’s further actions cause him to face the true reality of his future.

The book “Ugly” by Robert Hoge it is a inspiring, true story about, Robert, a boy who grew up in Brisbane, Australia, with a tumor the size of a tennis ball on his face and two deformed legs. Robert had four other brothers and sisters, who were all older. The story is the journey of Robert Hoge and his life with artificial legs and deformed face, and all the challenges he faced along the way.

Toni Morrison’s short story, “Recitatif” is about two young girls, named Twyla and Roberta, who grow up in an Orphanage because their mothers were in no condition to properly take care of them. The main theme in the “Recitatif” is concentrating on racism. A very mind- grabbing event in the story is how the author never tells the race of the two girls. Morrison leaves class codes but not racial codes, as in the story Twyla states, “ It was one thing to be taken out of your own bed early in the mornings—it was something else to be stuck in a strange place with a girl from a whole other race” (pg 201) , even the girls do not mention which race the other is. Recitatif is a great story as it plays with the reader’s emotions and effectively makes the reader aware of the stereotypes and each races characteristics.

Scapegoat Scapegoats are always to blame for people’s problems. Coming from the widely regarded verse in the bible, Leviticus. “But the goat on which the lot for the scapegoat fell shall be presented alive before the LORD to make atonement upon it, to send it to the wilderness as the scapegoat”. In the verse, the goat is used as a sacrifice to atone for people’s sins.

Subject 12-M sounds much more like a science fiction character than a refugee fleeing Communist Hungary, but do not let that fool you into thinking his recollection of Hungary is fantasy. This individual has displayed a great disdain towards Communism, especially between the years of 1944 and 1945. Just a juvenile during these years, Subject 12-M found himself within the Soviet Union’s sprawling territory following the conclusion of World War II. With the annexation of Hungary into the Soviet Union came the arrival of the Russian soldiers into the country. On their way through Hungary, establishing Leninist Communism, the soldiers spared no sympathy in raping, looting, and plundering just about everything they could get their hands on.

The Secret Annex Starting In 1942, the Frank family, (Jewish) had made plans to go into hiding after Margot Frank, the daughter of Otto and Edith Frank, received a letter ordereing her to report to a work camp in Germany. The Frank family already had plans for what was coming but, little did they know that they would spend over 2 years in hiding with 4 other jews with the complications of little space, food shortages, and having to be careful about being heard by the people down below. The Franks had to make many adjustments to live in the secret annex.

After reading Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys, it is clear that the novel has the qualities of a classic despite the fact that the book was written within the last ten years because of the artistic flow of the novel in addition to the universal appeal of the the well crafted story. The setting of the novel begins in 1941 when the Red Army is attacking Lithuania and taking any family with a connection outside of Russia hostage. One night, the NJVD1 officers stormed into the home of the main character Lina to take the family to a prison camp because her father did not support the new government. Lina, her brother Jonas, and her mother are sent to a concentration camp where they are forced to work without pay and fight for their lives. Throughout the story, the characters hold onto hope and meet each problematic instance with impeccable courage no matter the circumstance. Sepetys explains the truthful torture of the Lithuanians by the Russians in a beautiful arrangement of words that depict the personalities of each character in a unique and eloquent way. The author displays her personality through her depiction of courage adding a personal flair to the novel. As a rule, books that are

The author of Recitatif, Toni Morrison, is an acclaimed writer known for her fictional stories and her explorations within the black community. Receiving the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1993 was one of her most acclaimed accomplishments. Morrison’s American Midwest family had an unfathomable appreciation and love for black culture and showed this through there many traditions and storytelling. Recitatif, a fictional short story, was written in 1983.

"Of all the things I've done, the most vital is coordinating those who work with me and aiming their efforts at a certain goal," Walt Disney once said. He and I both value the great significance of teamwork when working to achieve a common goal. I have worked well with my colleagues in my past experience as a staff member and I hope to collaborate with others on MCMagic to keep the server a fun, yet safe environment for families and kids of all ages. To illustrate my dedication to MCMagic, I have been a member since early 2013 and a donor since late 2015. I look forward to the opportunity and hope to be joining the MCMagic Cast Member team in the near

The movie Hidden Figures engages with residual ideologies of female and minority inferiority in two different scenes. At the start of the movie, the three main characters are attempting to fix their car so they can go to their jobs at NASA. As they were fixing their car, a white police officer pulls over to question them. After the three girls inform him that they are trying to get to their jobs at NASA, he looked surprised and makes a remark that implies that he did not know NASA hired women of color. Because of their female and minority identities, they were not viewed as inferior, making them unlikely to participate in the STEM field. Although Executive Order XO8802 promised equality within the defense industry during the time frame of this movie, residual ideologies continued to reinforce images of white males as engineers. In another part of the movie, before the space craft took off, John Glenn asks the operating room to “Get the girl to check the facts.” The scene promotes the idea that women are equally as intelligent. However, influences from residual ideologies can still be found. John Glenn uses the word “girl” to ask for Katherine’s help. This shows that Katherine was not acknowledged for her large contributions because he did not know her name. Despite the integration of African American women in the defense industry, residual ideologies of African American and women inferiority led to continued internal exclusion within groups like NASA

Ada is the pleasant lady to talk with. She has a busy schedule, practicing ballet 2 to 3 hours almost every evening and whole day on Saturday. Besides ballet, she tries to participate in a variety of extra-curricular activities at school, including LGBTQ, Astronomy club etc. She believes she is able to handle the school work on top of these activities.

The movie Hidden Figures is said to be not a movie of ego but instead a story of brilliance, struggle, and willpower. (Cruz, L. 2017, January 9). The movie Hidden Figures is based on the true story of three African American women in the 1960’s who were employed by Virginia based NASA in the West Area Computing Division as “human computers” doing math on paper by hand as opposed to a calculator. The three women were, Kathryn Johnson, a brilliant mathematician was used to compute that coordinates needs for the launching of the space shuttle into space but was not allowed to take credit or be treated equal as her co-workers because she was both black and a woman. Dorothy Vaughn worked in the capacity of the department supervisor but was refused the actually title and pay, and Mary Jackson had the knowledge, drive and desire to be an engineer but due to segregation laws was not allowed to attend the classes needed to obtain her engineer license. The movie takes place in American during a time that Jim Crow was the law and African American people were treated sub-human and were kept at the bottom of the racial hierarchy. (http://www.ferris.edu/jimcrow/what.htm). Each of these women played a key role in assisting the launching of space shuttle, Friendship 7 with John Glenn into space.