Stereotypes In The Blind Side

“Based on a book by journalist Michael Lewis chronicling the real life Oher’s experiences, “The Blind Side” manages to inspire despite its broad-strokes approach to characterization.”(VLM, 2010) The Blind Side is based on a true story, the story of Michael Oher, a homeless boy with a traumatic past until one women, Leigh Ann, took him in as her own son and changed his life for the better. Michael is now known as an American football player, that was drafted by the Baltimore Ravens. The film, “The Blind side”, produced by John Lee Hancock, demonstrates that a tragic childhood does not necessarily mean one is destined for defeat, as long as there are those who care enough about you. “The Blind Side” uses rhetorical appeals by illustrating ethos, logos, and pathos to teach the audience moral lessons on learning and coping with traumatic life experiences and defining oneself socially through personal actions.

The movie The Blind Side was released in 2009. It is about a young man, named Michael Oher, who grew up in a poor environment. In the beginning of the movie, Michael was homeless and not currently attending school. All of that changed when a woman, named Leigh Anne Tuohy, offered Michael the chance to stay with her and her family. The Tuohy family was well off, unlike Michael, so it was an adjustment for both the family and him to live together. However, the family was very warm and welcoming to Michael, which differed from many of the other people Michael encountered. In the movie, Michael experienced racism, discrimination, and prejudice towards him from a variety of people.

John Lee Hancock’s film “The Blind Side” describes the struggles of an African American becoming part of a white society. Micheal Or, the main character, shows us the audience how black lower class Americans are mistreated and racism from white individuals. Micheal growing up without a father and with a single mother can also show how generous and sweet he truly is. The so called “gentle giant” being a staggering six foot four inches and three hundred fifteen pounds was everything a college football player should be but with outside help he could put this size to use. Trying to find each meal and a home to stay in every night is when the Tuohy family takes him in and can see him for who he is and not how he is perceived in the community. From there Hancock’s movie shows us how the different issues of a white society such as discrimination for race, and cultural differences can be a false door so to say. Based on character development, a change in society, and plot twist that will leave the viewer wondering what will happen next, The Blind Side is one of the best sports related movies about the struggle of racism.

The Blind Side is based on a true story about a homeless boy named Michael Oher (Big Mike) who has been living with different people until the Tuohys take him in. Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy eventually become his legal guardians and the story is about how his life improves while playing football at Wingate high school in Tennesee. It shows his struggles with grades, and how the family and Michael are affected by the other. Because of his giant size he goes on to get a football scholarship for the University of Mississippi. The story is about his journey.

John Lee Hancock’s “The Blind Side” explores a diverse range of aspects and notions of belonging through the techniques presented in the text. The characterization of the central character Michael Ohers being a big illiterate black African American teenager coming from a broken home and family sets the context for the rest of the film where he is faced with many barriers restricting his comfort and pushing him towards his total disengagement from the “White” Society. After the Touhy’s accept Michael into their home, he begins his long path transitioning from the old “Big Mike” to the new Michael Ohers. The barriers that Michael is faced with include the school he goes to and the environment he is residing in being a new experience to him

Race and ethnicity are categorizations of people based on their social identities. Race refers to a person's physical characteristics, while ethnicity refers to cultural factors, such as a person’s nationality, regional culture, ancestry, and language. The Blind Side is a movie based on two different race and cultures, through the portraying the life of Michael Oher, an offensive tackle for the Baltimore Ravens football team. In his childhood, with having a mom who was battling addiction, he was then left to grow up alone and eventually would become homeless. This is an example of the stereotypic roles of a minority character, which was created to gives the audience an emotional connection towards them. Then comes Leigh Anne Tuohy, a character that’s portraying a privileged and opinionated White southern Republican, who build a compassion for the homeless teenager, in which she would eventually adopt him into the family, even with outside critics. In an environment of love and nurture, Oher would eventually overcome academic obstacles and his own poor self-esteem.

“The Blind Side” is a movie based on a true-life story of how Michael Oher goes through the difficulties in his life before he becomes one of the best defensive players of the NFL football team. Growing up in a broken family; where he had a drug-addicted mother, the father being in the prison and he, himself was always going in and out of the foster homes, as the audience, we all probably have already expected what will happen to this young man.

Football, family, and hard work are some themes that can be seen in the movie, The Blind Side. This movie is revolving a high-school African American boy named Michael who is “adopted” into a southern white family. Soon, Michael is breaking stereotypes as is his adoptive family. He is turned into an all-American football player which leads him to the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. Sociologically, the movie is all about different groups of people and their opinions of Michael. This is not only because of his race but also where he grew up. The Blind Side not only gives the audience a warm heartfelt story but also to never judge someone on appearance or where they came from. The Blind Side gives us a sociological view of different social

The movie is set in an era where racism against African Americans in the southern states was still a serious issue despite the civil rights movements that took place in the 1950s. Many African Americans, who were sent to trial in court after their

The world is full of struggles, but simple acts of kindness and determination can change the lives of many. This is one of the many lessons that The Blind Side tries to teach its audience by telling the story of Michael Oher, a teenager who knows little about having a home and much less a family. When Leigh Anne Tuohy and her family open up their home to Michael, his life and future are forever changed. Not only does Michael gain courage and determination, but Leigh Anne and her family learn the valuable lesson of the bonds that tie family and friendships forever. The Blind Side shows viewers that a person’s social class doesn’t necessarily define his or her character, racism can have negative psychological effects on a person, and one can be part of a loving family without any biological ties.

Discrimination plays a major role in the Blind side. People looked at his outward appearance and made assumption about him and his lifestyle. People looked at his weight and were frightened at how big he is. Michael tries to greet two little girls and they got up and runaway . No one bothered to get to know him is was easier to judge him. They focused on his color of Michael’s skin and insulted his race. At one of his football game a man in the stands used racial slurs towards Michael.expand Even the teachers at Michaels school assumed that Michael was unable to learn because he was a poor black kid. The Only one teacher believed in him she tried different techniques that helped michael

The Blind Side was based on the life of Michael Oher a teenage African American boy whose mother was battling drug and alcohol addictions, in the projects of Memphis Tennessee. Mike as he is know in the movie was in foster care several times and always ran away to his Mother, thinking that no one could ever love him the way his Mother could, even with her ongoing addiction. Mike often slept at his fathers friends home, but even he could not give Mike the support that he desired. He would wash his clothes in the sink at the local laundry mat, and often had to steal food from the local gas station just to survive. When his only caregiver whose couch Michael slept on every night took his

On the night of the school’s Thanksgiving play, Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy see Michael walking alone in the dark. Leigh Anne asks Michael where he is going. He responds that he’s going to the gym because it’s a warm place to spend the night. Seeing that Michael needs help, Leigh Anne invites him to spend the night at the Tuohy’s house. This turns into Michael permanently staying with the Tuohy family. Michael slowly becomes part of the Tuohy family as Leigh Anne buys him clothes and his first bed, S.J. shows him how to play football, and the Tuohy’s daughter, Collins, helps him make friends at Wingate.

The movie The Blind Side is about a homeless, male, African-American teenager Michael Oher (Big Mike) who is taken in by the Tuohy family. Michael grew up never knowing who his father was and his mother wasn’t anything but a drug addict who he was taken away from when he was a child. Michael had very little education but had preformed strong in “protective instincts” which is later on used to help motivate his football skills and eventually shape his football career. The Tuohy’s provided Michael not only with a home and a kind loving family, but as well as a tutor to help him get the grades he needed to become eligible for the NCAA Divisions I athletic scholarship (Hancock, 2009).

The film gives insight into both extremes of the social structure in Tennessee through the lives of both Michael and the Tuhoy family. Social reality is distorted in the film through Michael’s ability to overcome stereotypes and social interactions and then become a successful, educated athlete. The Tuhoy family brings Michael into their home as one of their own and forms many inseparable relationships that represent social interactionism. Viewing this film from a sociological lens really made me pay more attention to detail and the purpose behind many of the scenes. It was a lot different than how I would normally watch it. I was able to use a lot of terms and ideas from class lectures to help me look at this from a sociological viewpoint. The Blind Side greatly exemplifies many sociological struggles that society faces almost every