The Book Report - The Assignments - Part 3

Carmen Jones: The Dark Is Light Enough
Chapter 3 (Pg. 23-43)
Summarization -
   This chapter focus's on the 1955 Hollywood production of 'Carmen Jones'. Similar to the first summary, this article shows a disgust with the aforementioned production, as it inaccurately represents the historical culture of 'Negroes', and the production disgusts the author as it is often referred to as a work of art. This chapter was somewhat hard to understand as to what exactly the author is angered over, but from what I can tell it is the disrespect this movie had for historical figures.

Narratives & Details -
  As said before, the main idea is the author displaying his strong hatred towards the production 'Carmen Jones'. Said on page 44, the production inaccurately represents 'Negro dance'.  Also quoted on page 45 'that they (actors) sound ludicrously fake false and affected'. That is referring to the poor acting of historical figures showing no respect for Negro's. On page 46 the author mentions the playwright thinking of Opera's (which this was) as a fantasy and a tragedy, meaning the playwright cannot accurately portray slavery when he writes fantasy plays. This is one of the best 'Narratives' you'll find in this book, as the author uses descriptive thoughts to describe one another.

Note: All times the word 'Negro' is used are not meant to be disrespectful or rude in any manner, but rather used for the most accurate representation of thought that I had at that time.