Books like Kindred written by Octavia Butler portrays the harsh reality of enslaved black individuals in the 19th century is perceived by a modern African American woman, Dana, who travels back in time to save her white ancestor. Meanwhile, director and producer Jordan Peele convey and gives the 21st century audience an insight in how pervasive racism is still felt by a colored man, Chris, in his motion picture Get Out. Within Get Out and Kindred interracial relationships encounter challenges with the world and with each other. Thus, bound by recognizing the world and themselves, Dana and Chris, struggles in the relationship due to their white partner inability to recognize and understand the African American’s experience being embedded with…show more content… W.E.B Du Bois an African American writer introduced the idea of double consciousness explaining it as a “sense of always looking at one’s self through the eyes of others, of measuring one’s soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity” (Du Bois, 5). Du Bois expressed that being American and Black were separate due to how a black person may view themselves and how the world views them. As its explored in “Kristen Does Theory” the world represents the American society, defying African Americans which exemplifies the blacks combat to untie their identities (Kristin). Therefore, blacks have the ability to distinguish the perspectives exposing their awareness on society’s negative and dangers. Chris and Dana illuminate Du Bois’s theory throughout their interactions with friends, family, and strangers. For example, in the beginning of the movie, Get Out, the couple are getting ready for a weekend trip to Rose’s parent house. Chris finishes packing and asks Rose whether her family knows that he is a black man. Chris acknowledges the complications of dating a white woman and how he would be viewed by the white family. Additionally, the danger of visiting their family as he describes later in conversation that he does not want to be chased down with a shotgun. Dating a white female, even in modern…show more content… Even though, Rose has been driving the entire time the white police officer asks for Chris’s identification. Quickly, she becomes irritated for his request denying Chris to prove anything. Rose suggests the police officer has no right to ask Chris, implying a racial prosecution. In observation, this may seem powerful for Rose to stand up for Chris. Rose’s contradiction to the police may articulate shutting down discrimination. However, Rose’s attitude could lead for Chris to get in trouble. Chris understands how the world perceives him acknowledging the socio-racial system sees him as a problem. If he does anything to go against authority he can quickly get in trouble. Chris abides by the rules willing to conform by giving his identification to the police officer, yet Rose threatens his security by talking back to authority. As a white female, her race protects her against the officer; on the other hand, if the police officer wanted he could have Chris in trouble due to the simple refusal of showing documentation. Chris and Rose relationship at this instance reflect how discrimination by authoritarian figures may quickly contribute to the patriarchal system, but as well determine the destination of a black person due to a white person defiance upon them. Both couples contradict the racial implications the world projects upon
