Stereotypes In The Green Mile

The Green Mile, which was based off a novel written by Stephen King, is a film directed by Frank Darabont that focuses on racism and the stereotypical behaviors of an African American man. The film’s setting is during the Great Depression; therefore, during this time in America the topics of race started to cause a conflict between Caucasian and African American men throughout the movie. In this paper, I decided to focus on the different types of symbolisms, racism, discrimination, and accusations between the Caucasian and African American men.
In this film there are three main characters: Paul Edgecomb, Percy Wetmore and John Coffey. Paul Edgecomb is in charge of the death row at the penitentiary in Louisiana, Percy is an officer, and John Coffey is a prisoner on death row. John Coffey is an African American who was accused of child sexual abuse and the murder of two little girls. He was arrested because he was caught with the two little girls (who were dead) in his bare arms.
The Green Mile showed that Paul is portrayed as the nicer officer than the others on staff. Edgecomb was the only officer who believed that Coffey
African American males has always been seen as a threat to Caucasian woman in the past. In this case, Coffey was portrayed as a humungous weak minded African American male. In the beginning of the film Darabont showed how the perceived stereotypes could cause an African American male to go to prison for life over accusations. The film impacted me I a particular that no one else can relate to. To explain, growing up a religious household we believed in healing hands. While I was a child my grandmother was the healer of our family and she is till this day. For example, when a member of my family does not feel well my grandmother would go to their location and heal them with blessing oil. In comparison, John was portrayed as an angel who healed individuals of their