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  • Essay / Racism in Django Unchained: Directed by Quentin Tarantino

    In today's modern society, racism is viewed very sincerely and being racist is condemned. Similarly, in the film, racism is also looked down upon by the protagonists of the film. A good example of racism in the film is when Dr. Schultz and Django visit Candy's (the final antagonist) house and are greeted by Stephan, Candy's main worker, an older African-American slave. This is where the film brings out its true attitudes towards racism. While Stephan sees that Django is black, he immediately asks Candy why he stays in the big house "I ask you, who is this n****, in this neigh" "Is he going to stay in the big house!” this completely shifts the idea of ​​racism to a question of education and the fact that it is learned from others and is not natural. This is proven because even a man of the same race can be racist towards his own race. Django himself also watches the events of the film in a modern-day POV and encounters the same attitudes as the film's viewers. These include the fact that racism is unnecessary and everyone should be considered equal in all areas.