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Actors: Paul Winfield, Cicely Tyson, Kevin Hooks, Eric Hooks, Taj Mahal, Yvonne Jarrell, James Best
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Sounder |
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Sounder is the story of a sharecropping family in rural Louisiana. It is the depression and times are especially difficult for Nathan Morgan (Winfield) and his family; wife Rebecca (Tyson), oldest son David Lee (K. Hooks), son Earl (E. Hooks), daughter Josie Mae (Jarrell), and hunting dog Sounder. The Morgans, like most poor blacks in the rural south were treated badly, with numerous slights, injuries, provocations, and prejudices administered by the local sheriff, prison guards, neighbors, their landowner, and others. Things become so desperate that Nathan must steal a ham from a neighbor to keep his family from starving. He is caught and put on a prison work gang.
In the course of the film Sounder, a valued family pet, hunting dog, and companion, is hit by a shotgun blast cruelly fired by Sheriff Young (Best). Sounder runs off, it is believed, to its death. David sets out to find his father and happens upon a school for black children. He comes away with a strong message of personal integrity and pride, as well as books and an invitation to return and study. As the movie progresses, both Nathan and Sounder make tearfully triumphant returns to the family home.
--David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Sounder |
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Plot
Time/era of movie:
- 1930's-1950's
Polit/Social/Race/Gender activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- rrrrrracism!!!!!
Ethnic/Regional/Gender story?
Yes
Main Char. ethnic: (if not US Caucasian)
- Black
Woman/class/friends story?
- story of lower class
Culture of surrounding area:
- American South
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- farmer
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair type
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) muscular
Unclothed?
- Chest
Events of movie makes character more...
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Hair color
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- (man) short/standard curly
Body type
- (man) very skinny
Unclothed?
- chest
How much in movie?
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Black
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an entire race
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- 90%-100%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
- lot of descript of crop raising
Misc setting
- school
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Movie makes you feel...
- thoughtful
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
Is this movie based on a
- book
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