Reaction Paper On Harvey Milk

To start, the film seems like your basic run-on-the mill coming of age tale with a group of teenagers growing up to desire more after they graduate high school. However, there are various more themes discreetly displayed throughout the runtime of the film. For example, one central sociological overtone of this film is Marxism. With this overtone, it becomes possible to view this light-hearted and comedic movie in a

Harvey was born in New York in 1930, gay rights and community leader Harvey Milk, he made history when he became one of the first openly gay in the United States in 1977, when he was elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors. He was sadly shot and killed the following year, and many books and films have been made about his life.

Actor Sean Penn also delivered an outstanding performance playing the main character Harvey Milk. From the beginning to the end, Penn gave a believable presentation. In the film, Milk starts a camera business which then becomes a salon for homosexuals. While noticing that his surroundings are less than approving of the gay community, Milk decides to be a voice for those who are, metaphorically speaking, trapped behind closet doors. In 1977, Milk was elected to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Being in a place of power, Milk used this

In the book called Spilled Milk, it talks about a little girl her name is Brooke. She lives in New York with her dad, mom, bother, and sisters. Brooke has kept a secret. The secret was that she had been sexually abused by her father, from a young child to about the age of sixteen. The act of being sexually abused by her father is terrible. Brooke also, took more abuse in the effort to stop her father from abusing her siblings. All her life she knew something was off about her dad and didn’t understand why until she realized she was being abused. Brooke’s mother read Brooke’s journal about the problems that her and her siblings were having. She made a promise to Brooke to try to help.

This movie Directed by Paul Haggis who also directed Academy Award Winning "Million Dollar Baby" and had also won an Academy Award for this movie as well puts a twisted story in this film. This movie is trying to symbolize what goes on in the world today in regards to racism and stereotypes. He tries to make a point on how societies view themselves and others in the world based on there ethnicities. This movie intertwines several different people's lives, all different races, with different types of beliefs. Such ethnicities include Caucasians, African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Middle Eastern. This movie includes conflicts on both sides of the picture from cops and criminals as well

It shows how important a family is, that should be valued and kept. Motivation takes place in the story, though the boy is faced with circumstances he never stops believing in the possibility of a good life and together with his grandmother believe that they can change the world for better. The love and comfort they give to one another seems to spur this belief.

Although the scenes of Harvey Milk recording his voice were split up throughout the film, I felt it to be the most powerful. Not only does he address the substantial probability of being assassinated, he does so calmly and courageously. He stated that, “a gay activist is the target for someone who is insecure”. As he did throughout his encounters with all kinds of people, he also stated that he often broke the tension when giving a speech to mostly straight men by telling a joke. Milk accomplished a lot for the gay rights movement, one that is still fighting today, and he did so with integrity, hard work, and sporadic humor.

The significance of Milkman’s name represents his immaturity throughout his life starting from a young age as he floats aimlessly throughout his years. Milkman has, "stretched his carefree boyhood out for thirty-one years," and cannot seem to let go of his childish ways. Never does he focus on more adult like things, but rather be juvenile about everything that comes into his way of life. The connection between Milkman and his mother and the odd yet overbearing relationship of both sexuality and indifference shapes him into the forever childhood stuck boy he was raised to be. The sucking of his mother’s breasts till he was ten made the whole town and himself identify him as Milkman, due to his inability to get away from his over charismatic

Milkman, the main character, son of Macon Dead, friend of Guitar Bains and great- grandson of Solomon is in every way impacted by their thoughts whether he knows it or not. Milkman is careless when it comes to the perception of racism. He feels it doesn’t affect him in any way because of who he is, but he doesn’t even know who he is as a man or as a black man.

In most works of literature, the author includes a character that changes throughout the novel because of a significant event. In Song of Solomon, Milkman changes from being immature and selfish to becoming empathetic and aware of other people’s feelings during his search for his family history and self identity. Throughout the first half of the novel, Milkman is an example of a frivolous young man wandering carelessly through life who does not care about anyone but himself. Milkman has adopted the habit of only focusing on the past and not the future.

James Baldwin born in Harlem in 1924 on August 2 , to a single mother , was the average stereotypical writer who spent majority of his life demanding to escape the racial prejudice in the United States . Baldwin’s trials and tribulations had an major effect on his work. Despite his sexuality, Baldwin never gave up and push forward to achieve the goals he set for himself. He was best known for his experiences of being openly gay. Through his novels , essays , and poetry , Baldwin is portrayed as a social critic who shared the pain and the struggles of Black Americans .

Harvey Milk said, “If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door.”(Aretha 83). Harvey Milk was the first gay politician that moved people’s hearts. He changed the way people thought about gay people back in the 1970’s. Defending homosexuals from criticism, he civilized them with the people. Since the background of homosexuality was harsh which affected Harvey Milk’s early life, he took the action to process of becoming civilized as an officer, and he left many legacies.

The primary focus of the film, Bernie, revolves around the direct relationship between Bernie Tiede and Marjorie Nugent, played by Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine. Bernie is an assistant funeral director in East Texas who bonds with Marjorie after hosting the funeral of her late husband. His community universally loves him and while in an attempt to pay his respects for Mrs. Nugent’s husbands passing, Bernie gradually fosters a new friendship that leads to her becoming less cold. The story is significant because it seeks to portray a true story, which demonstrates how even the kindest person can be commit a serious yet innocent crime without intending to cause harm.

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In 1995, O.J. Simpson, a popular sports player and public figure, was accused of the double homicide of Ron Goldman and his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson. Within the following months, the trial became increasingly popular as the celebrity’s case deepened. Due to its popularity, the case revealed many aspects that shocked and confounded the public. Consequently, the issue of race arose within what was viewed as the most shocking component of the trial: the verdict. As the infamous O.J. Simpson verdict reached America, the reaction caused a polarizing effect on the racial view of Simpson between white and black communities.