Analysis Of The Movie Glory

In the first chapter of Ralph Ellison’s short story, ‘Battle Royal’ we are introduced to the narrator who takes place in this boxing match amongst other black men. Ellison sets us in a scene where we are given the true reality of what life as a black man was like in the years of the 1940’s. The system of the Jim Crow laws was effective by state and local laws enforcing racial segregation in the southern United States. All areas of living according to the Jim Crow laws were ‘separate but equal.’ Ellison’s battle royal allows for us to see first hand what the narrator experienced as a black man being embarrassed and harassed by these white men. Ellison reveals to his audience one of the most focused on scenes in this chapter which takes place

The character core such as Trip, Thomas and John Rawlins showed why black soldiers were proud to be apart of the union army and were ready and willing to stand for what they believed. The racism of both Union and Confederate troops which was displayed throughout the movie with examples such as the letter sent from the Confederate President Davies stating that all black troops that were captured would be put in slavery or killed likewise there commanding officers would be hanged, or when the Union army did not pay them the military standard 13.00 dollars and stated that the money was being deducted for their uniforms the men refused to take inadequate pay and in a show of unity Shaw and his officers refused their pay to show their solidarity which was one of the powerful

The movie Glory is a story about white and black soldiers who are in the North fighting for slavery against slavery in the South and them learning how to love one another. It tells about the different privileges that the white soldiers had as opposed to the black soldiers and what they all had to go through during the war times. There were many racial conflicts that these soldiers had to go through and many people were prejudiced against the 54th regiment because they all had different colored skin. Back then many white people were used to people with different colored skin working as slaves. There were also moral differences and differences with politics that they all had to go through. The black soldiers still have to go through racism and their Colonel stood by their side through the

Killing Lincoln is a very good easy to read historical book. I already knew some about when Lincoln was shot and how he died but this book put in so much more little details that any other thing I have gotten information from. I feel like Bill O'Rreilly did a very good job writing this book. I really like the way that it was wrote using the time and different days for the chapters. That helped give the book some detail and helped me understand what was going on in the book and when important scenes were easier to understand. The book takes place all over Washington and the eastern part of the United States This would have taken place up until April 26th 1865,

Colonel Robert Gould Shaw born in Boston Massachusetts on October 10, 1837. Shaw came from an highly privileged abolitionist family in which he attended Harvard University before withdrawing from the school and became a Captain in the Union Army. The opportunity was given to Shaw to lead the first ever all negro repentant the 54th Massachusetts. COl. War changes people, as exemplified by the characters in the movie Glory. The trials and tribulations of fighting the enemy can change even the hardest of hearts. Colonel Shaw in the movie Glory perspective changed tremendously throughout the movie. In the beginning of the occurrence Shaw Initially only took the the command of the 54th regiment to satisfy his mother and father. Shaw

The Gettysburg Battle was the turning point in the war because each side experienced a serious event in which the Northern morale had boosted and Southerners are starting to back down and throw in the towel.

He was put in charge of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment, which was the first African American regiment during the Civil War.This is his first command he has ever experienced before and he was unsure if he was a strong enough leader to lead the inexperienced colored soldiers. With no experience he starts out as a cold and mean leader. He had stop interacting with his good friend Thomas especially and has commanded to beaten Trip due to him leaving camp. None of the hierarchy took him seriously due to any respect to him by the soldiers and officers. After that he realized to get there respect he needed to show it to them. Slowly he gains respect of the soldiers and the officers by getting them new supplies like shoes, uniforms and refused to take the payment they offered him because the soldiers were going to get paid lower than the white men. Shaw’s leadership skills have changed from the beginning, to a strong and brave leader as he lead his regiment to the final battle to the front line. The regiment view of Shaw has changed to him receiving full respect from his soldiers, and a strong leader you lead the first Colored regiment in the civil

One very moving scene shows Trip, one of the black soldiers, being whipped in front of the other men as punishment for attempting to desert to warn the other men to behave or they will face the same sentence. A sergeant says that “The prisoner is to be flogged before the entire regiment” because he tried to desert. Trip is dragged to a wagon, which will be used as a whipping post, and a sergeant takes off his coat and unties his hands as the other men crowd around to watch as commanded by their officers. His back is covered in scars from his time as a slave to signify how Shaw’s punishment is no better than it would have been in the South. Then, Shaw’s good friend, Major Forbes, who is part of the regiment and does not agree with this decision says, “Robert, not with a whip. Not on them”. In saying this Forbes understands how ironic, cruel, and wrong it is for them to be whipping a former slave who is fighting for the abolishment of slavery because then they are sinking to the level of the Confederates. Furthermore, when Shaw tells him to never question his authority Forbes mocks him and says, “I is sorry, master. You be the boss man now and all us childrens must obey”. By acting like a slave and calling Shaw “master”, Forbes gets his point across that they should not be treating their men in such a terrible way and instead treat them like soldiers.

The movie “Glory” tells the story of the transformation of an oppressed people to proud people. The movie glory tells the history of the 54th Massachusetts infantry. It became the first black regiment to fight in the north in the civil war. Black soldiers, northern freeman, and some escaped slaves made up the Regiment. The leader was General Robert Gould Shaw, the son of Boston abolitionists. The men of the 54th regiment proved themselves worthy of the freedom for which they were fighting, and the respect of their fellow white soldiers. Through the eyes of Shaw the movie glory is told . At the beginning of the movie, Shaw is fighting in a battle and manages to survive despite heavy union losses. Horrified by the violence of the war

O Brother Where Art Thou? is a film that will take you on a perilous journey with Ulysses Everett McGill and his simpleminded cohorts. This film may be set amidst the early 1930’s Great Depression era, but it still has a Homer’s Odyssey feel to it. Down in the dusty and highly racial south, Everett recruits a couple of dimwitted convicts, Pete Hogwallop and Delmar O’Donnell, to help him retrieve his lost treasure and make it back home before his wife marries another suitor. These three convicts manage to stay one step ahead of the law while finding themselves in all sorts of trouble. It was nominated for 35 other awards, one of which was for best screenwriting. Released in December of 2000, this film won 7 awards, some of which for best soundtrack and score, album of the year, as well as best cinematography.

Before the battle, black soldiers were facing discrimination everywhere. Shaw’s friend, as one of the commanding officer, didn’t train them as soldiers, because he saw them as inferior and incapable of fighting wars. One of the white private defied the order given by the black sergeant to whom he showed disrespect. I honestly don’t think any soldier is dumb enough to disobey and insult his commanding officer unless he wants to see what a martial court looks like, which gives us a pretty good idea of how much the white soldiers despised the black ones. In the end, the 54th regiment volunteered to be the first wave of attack on Fort Wagner, which was basically a suicide mission. The white soldiers saluted to them. They began to see them not as some jokes, but as brothers and peers.

“A moment of pain is worth a lifetime of glory.” Louis Zamperini dealt with bullies at a young age when his family moved from France to America. He began to get in trouble with the authorities, often running from them, but when his brother noticed he could run, his life changed. Zamperini joined the school track team and excelled, eventually moving on to the Olympics. However, in a twist of events, Zamperini joins the army and finds himself stranded at sea, then stuck in a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp. Will he remain unbroken, or will he fall?

The lecture on African Americans in the 1920s by Professor David Canton is very disturbing. His lecture was on the different unjust treatment that African Americans endured. The professor, to me, was trying to make the listener feel the anguish that African Americans did in the 1920s. In some sense he appeared passionate and at times angry about the treatment of African Americans. The government supported this hostile treatment because they believed African Americans were being subversive if they stood up and defended themselves. In listening to the lecture it is evident that there was unfair treatment with fatal outcome at times of African Americans. Throughout history I have seen the changes made by society and government. African Americans have been heard and continue to be heard as issues occur.

1.) The author of this letter was A.G. Argenbright and he wrote this letter in 1861. He writes about a doctor appointment that he had. His audience is a Captain. He lets this Captain know that the doctor told him he was not fit for military service. He also mentions how he thinks he 's not strong enough, but will try to get into service in a couple weeks if he gets a bit stronger. This letter lets me know that for the civil war you had to be tough in a way. If you weren 't strong enough there was no way you would make it.

There are many similarities between Glory and 12 Years a Slave. One thing these movies have in common is that both of the movies take place during or close to the civil war. Also, in both movies African Americans face many hardships. The hardship faced in 12 Years a Slave is Solomon Northrup being captured into slavery. In Glory the hardships they face is the discrimination from other soldiers. Also, their treatment such as unequal pay. In both movies, the African Americans show great bravery in the movie. In Glory this bravery is shown by charging at a Confederate fort with near certain death . In 12 Years a Slave, this bravery is shown by Solomon staying strong after