Spike Lee's Do The Right Thing chronicles the semi-fictional events of a sweltering hot day in Bed Stuy, Brooklyn. The climax of this controversial film depicts a race riot where a largely African-American mob destroys a pizzeria owned by Sal, a white Italian-American.
What precipitates the riot? Earlier in the day an African-American man (Buggin' Out) had insisted that Sal include some "Brothers" on the pizzeria's wall of fame, a kind of secular shrine reserved for famous Italian-Americans. When Sal refuses, tensions escalate eventually leading to fisticuffs between Sal and Radio Raheem, another African-American. With a baseball bat, Sal destroys Radio Raheem's giant boom box, and when the NYPD arrives they kill Radio Raheem with a chokehold while trying to restrain him. Mookie, an African-American and an employee of Sal's, is so incensed that he throws a garbage pail through the pizzeria's window, screaming "Hate!" and inciting the riot.
Please leave a comment on this post that responds to this question: Considering all of these events, is Mookie justified in starting the riot? Explain.
Remember that blog comments are at least 1 full paragraph (5-7 sentences). They should be well-written, entirely original, and highly specific (pointing to concrete examples in the film). Entries that are not proofread will not count!
What precipitates the riot? Earlier in the day an African-American man (Buggin' Out) had insisted that Sal include some "Brothers" on the pizzeria's wall of fame, a kind of secular shrine reserved for famous Italian-Americans. When Sal refuses, tensions escalate eventually leading to fisticuffs between Sal and Radio Raheem, another African-American. With a baseball bat, Sal destroys Radio Raheem's giant boom box, and when the NYPD arrives they kill Radio Raheem with a chokehold while trying to restrain him. Mookie, an African-American and an employee of Sal's, is so incensed that he throws a garbage pail through the pizzeria's window, screaming "Hate!" and inciting the riot.
Please leave a comment on this post that responds to this question: Considering all of these events, is Mookie justified in starting the riot? Explain.
Remember that blog comments are at least 1 full paragraph (5-7 sentences). They should be well-written, entirely original, and highly specific (pointing to concrete examples in the film). Entries that are not proofread will not count!
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