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Jungle Fever
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Jungle Fever
Uses Spike Lee's 1991 film to explore issues of racism, sexism & other social ills.
2,475 words (approx. 9.9 pages) |
7 sources |
2001
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"Spike Lee's films offer social problems in the form of interesting, well made stories that never limit themselves to a single point of view. His film Jungle Fever, therefore, seemed like an excellent choice for analysis in terms of private troubles and public issues, racism, sexism, and other social ills, and the processes by which oppressive and dominating ideas and attitudes are internalized--both by the characters and by this writer. Jungle Fever is, basically, the story of a black architect (Flipper Purify) who is married to a Bloomingdales buyer (Drew Purify) but has an affair with his white, working class secretary (Angie Tucci), who is engaged to a man from her neighborhood (Paulie Carbone). Although the affair, and its effects on the families and friends of the principals, is at the center of the film, other problems--such as the drug addiction of..."More papers on Jungle Fever:
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"Jungle Fever" 15 January 2012. Web. 11 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-Jungle-Fever/10347>
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