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Monster's Ball, Analysis For Racial And Gender Issues

 

            
             Monster's Ball takes place in a southern town of Georgia, focusing on the upcoming drastic change of two people's lives. Lawrence Musgrove, a black man, is about to be executed for a crime that has placed him on death row for nearly twelve years. Lawrence's wife (Leticia) and his son (Tyrell) will forever be changed at his passing.
             Hank Grotowski's life will change at Lawrence's passing as well. Hank is the head correctional officer at the penitentiary that Lawrence is imprisoned in. Monster's Ball is a tradition that the correctional officers partake the night before the execution. It is a gathering of the correctional officers that serves as a means to alleviate their consciences? from the duty that they must perform regardless of their moral aptitude. Hank is the father of Sonny and the son of Buck. Buck is an old-fashioned racist from the south. Hank has followed in his father's footsteps and has emulated him in the past. Sonny has broken free from the prejudice and hatred that has followed down their lineage for, at least, two generations; however, he is alienated from his family and in his social life, which leads into the taking of his own life. After his passing, the audience learns that his mother and grandmother are buried in the backyard as Sonny is being placed into the ground. This is significant because individuals that are not read their last rights are not allowed burial in hallow ground.
             Hank happens to pass by Leticia and Tyrell after a hit and run. Tyrell is mortally injured and Hank provides comfort to Leticia in her darkest of moments. Hank and Leticia's lives become intertwined through individual shared moments of grief and mutual encounters. Hank is transformed from a mild racist into Leticia's lover. Leticia falls in love with Hank, whom she does not know was the leader of the executioners. The movie comes to an ambiguous end with Leticia's decision to stay with Hank after discovering his involvement with the death of her husband, his son, and two unidentified (to her) headstones, is conveyed solely through her non-verbal communication.


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