The
story of Miss Jane Pittman is considered one of the most powerful stories that
has affected the public. It opened the world’s eyes to one of the most tragic
times the United States of America has ever seen. The book and the movie are just a few ways to not let
humankind forget the lengths discrimination has gotten in the past and how it
almost destroyed our humanity.
The
book and the movie talked about the story of a black woman that, just like many
others, suffered for the color of their skin. There were some minimal
differences between the two versions, but both focused on the suffering and
cruelty of the time, the effect the abolition had on the black community, and
all the obstacles Jane Pittman, had to go through, in representation of all the
black community that went through the same or worse.
The differences
between the two versions of the story that most affected me was the ending. In
the book, a girl was picked to drink from the white fountain to rebel against
the segregation in the country, meanwhile in the movie the one rebelled and was
going to drink from the fountain was Jane. That was the most powerful ending
the movie could give. It showed that no matter how mistreated and abused she
and her community was, their spirit and sense of a person with the same value
as everyone in the world was intact and more present than ever.
In these modern days because of all the awareness it's easy to think that discrimination is not an issue anymore, that we have all learned to accept our differences, but sadly if you look close you will find that it's more present than ever. Our duty as human beings is to never let our guard down, to always fight for equality, freedom and love.
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