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Props In The Armitage
The Armitages consider the black people as similar use as props. The black people’s identity is being stolen and used as props without having the understanding and struggle they have endured. This is portrayed through Georgina and Walter as well as Andrew at the cocktail party. Missy, Rose’s mother, uses the spoon as a hypnotizing and controlling implement that knocks a person down with three clicks of her spoon. The silver spoon is a significant object as it demonstrates the control she has over (usually) black people that are forced into this hypnosis without ever realizing its happening. This is portrayed as an economic benefit the white people have to make the black people feel powerless. Georgina, Walter, and Andrew have all been through

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