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Rhapsody In The Rain Analysis

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The second act begins when numerous black town cars and suvs pull up to the house, which is signified by Rose’s line “oh man, here it begins, are you ready for this.” The second act uses mise en scène to make the viewer feel a sense of unease. The performances of the houseguests gives off a cringeworthy feeling to viewer as they talk to Chris. The group of predominately white people mention the fact that Chris is black, from comments like “I do know tiger [Woods]” to “black is the new trend,” even asking about if his penis is large since he’s black. In terms of this story, the guests talk discuss his to see if they want to buy his body for the coagula procedure. However, these characters are also archetypes of microaggression, which is a prevalent

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