Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing does not have the power to transform political sensibilities regarding racial differences, according to the document. The film depicts social conflicts between black and white communities and embodies racial stereotypes. It shows black people as evil and emphasizes their immature, rude behavior. Several key scenes intensify racial discrimination and deepen prejudice against blacks by portraying social unrest and conflicts between races in a black neighborhood. The film suggests black hatred of society but does not have the ability to change viewers' political views or unify races. It only serves to stereotype black people negatively rather than transform understandings of political differences.

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Question: 1.Develop a thesis pertaining to the assigned film text
and whether or not it, the film, in your view has the power to
transform one’s political sensibilities. Your argument should
express your point of view regarding the politics of difference,
political sensibilities, and political transformation(s) as related
to the film. Remember, you’re writing (developing) an
analytical essay. Submit your thesis statement in the box below:
(Red color sentence should be included.)
Answer: Spike Lee’s film Do the Right Thing does not have the
power to transform ones political sensibilities. It just embodies
stereotypes
Question:2. Develop three (3) topic sentences that articulate the
major ideas that will comprise the body of your essay.
Remember that your topic sentences should clearly state the
argument or point to be made in the respective paragraphs.
Submit your topic sentences in the box below:
Answer: Do The Right Thing intensify social conflict between
races. Black, white, Italian, Asian appear in this film. It
deepens racial discrimination. 2. Spike Lee’s film Do The Right
Thing embodies black people as evil in the society not
harmonizing races. The background is black neighborhood, so
main characters are also black people. It mainly discriminates
against blacks. 3. Spike Lee’s film emphasizes color prejudice
showing character’s immature behavior, yelling and swearing.
Question: Identify three (3) scenes from the film that support
your thesis statement. Briefly explain
Answer: In the scene 1:31 minutes, A riot arises at the sal’s

2. famous pizzeria. Radio Rahim, Smile lee and Pino come to
pizzeria and then yelling at sal asserting to put pictures of black
people on his wall because all pictures on the wall are whites.
And then a fight begins with breaking Radio Rahim’s radio by
sal. And then all black people gather and then police arrives.
Police killed Radio Rahim and then insurgency becomes
growing in the whole black neighborhood. It shows social
conflicts. This scene makes racial discrimination more
negatively. 2. The scene in 26:45 seconds, black people cause a
trouble with water on the street. They splash water to white
guy’s car deliberately, so angry white guy asks police to catch
blacks. Police says “I suggest you get a car quickly before these
people start to stupid clean.” This sentence shows as if black
people always do the stupid things. This scene makes black
people as evil in the society. 3. The scene in 34:53 seconds, one
white guy steps on Pino’s Air Jordans accidently. Even though
white guy says “Excuse me, I’m sorry.” Pino and other black
friends follows white guy’s house and then keeps yelling at him
rudely that “why do you want to live in black neighborhood?”
This scene articulate black people’s stereo types and makes
black community look lower class.
Question:4.Lastly, fully develop your introductory paragraph.
Remember that the best possible thesis will answer some
specific question about the text. In this case a question related
to the film’s power to transform political sensibilities regarding
difference.:
Answer: Spike Lee’s film Do the Right Thing does not have the
power to transform ones political sensibilities. It just embodies
stereotypes. This film just suggests that black hatred against
society and then their violence. Asian, Italian, black and white
implies confrontation to each races in the black neighborhood.
Sprike Lee’s film does not denote unifying just showing social
conflicts among races. Especially, this film emphasizes for
people to stereotype of black people negatively. It shows black

3. people’s rudeness and poverty, which is biased point of view for
black people. It does not contain the power to change ones
political sensibilities at all and just impose stereotypes.