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Movie Review on ‘A Class Divided’
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Movie Review on ‘A Class Divided’
The test conducted by Ms. Elliot suggests that prejudice and discrimination is a learned attitude. Children who were best of friends on Monday turned against each other after the teacher separated the group based on eye color. More so, the children viewed as inferior appeared sad, inactive, and horrified. They could not play with the other group and were forbidden from taking second rounds of lunch. Discrimination, as observed from the children, affects the mental state of people. Those who are privileged look down upon the minority while the latter show poor performance in most activities. In a sense, the two groups appear to own up to the expectations placed by society.
A child who was told they were smart and neat was well-behaved in class. On the other hand, the one viewed as dumb and irresponsible was less active and performed poorly. A good example is the blue collar on the third graders. The piece of cloth was a literal label of inferiority. There was a child who tried to cut down the collar after the exercise was over. An indication that it brought up bad memories and made him something he never wanted. Another example is the fight after one child called the other ‘brown eyes’ in a day when that particular label faced difficulties. A simple phrase ‘brown eyes’ was turned from a description to an insult.
I think it’s true that all people face challenges associated with discrimination.

However, the issue arises from the severity. Minority groups in America such as Blacks and Native Indians face more instances of discrimination. There are internal groups within the society which seek security by lowering the success of other groups. In so doing, all groups will face some amount of difficulties. However, white privilege allows the white population to ensure better financial and social luxuries when compared with Blacks.
The lessons learned that day in class changed the lives of many children. I agree that these exercises should be done in all schools for the staff and the children along with other social institutions. Apart from the social merits, the individual learns a great lesson in cultural diversity. The social trends in business and technology demand that a person learns how to relate to other people. A realistic instance of discrimination would negatively affect children from all races.
They had to wear collars to distinguish them from the superior group. They saw themselves as dumb, ill-behaved, and unworthy in front the teacher and class. She selectively chose instances when a member of the inferior behaved bad and highlighted it while only seeing all the good things the other group did. For example, when a child from the inferior sat badly in class, she made the class look at him or her. The interchanging of labels provided another no-win situation because they saw that the only thing which changed from Monday was the tags.
I think the adults at the correctional institute co-operated because the argument made by Elliot felt somehow scientific. The misconception was later encouraged by the behavior of both blue- and brown-eyed guards. The brown group was treated well and given positive attributes while the blue suffered negative features and were constantly attacked. Any form of defense they made was used against them and so, they felt powerless. The behavior as a whole made the guards fell like the statement made by Elliot was true.