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INTRO :
During the final year in LLCE we studied several themes including arts and debates. Therefore I'm going to
present you one of these axes of study named art and protest
For all time art has been a mean of expressing oneself, indeed every work of art comes from a person who
with the help of a brush a pencil a musical instrument or a camera tries to transcribe something such as
feeling or a certain reaction
Nowadays the art of protest is placed in the social and political debate of our modern era, it calls into
question the dominance and preconceived opinions of our society : we can ask ourselves To what extent is
art an efficient way of protesting ?
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1)Denouncing injustice
Racism
STRANGE FRUIT :
First of all,
"Strange Fruit" is a powerful poem that speaks out against racism and injustice in America. It describes the
horrors of segregation and how black people were treated as less than human. The poem criticizes those
people who stayed silent while these injustices happened and shows how racism was deeply rooted in
society.
"Black bodies swinging in the southern breeze, strange fruit hanging from the poplar trees."
Here, the image of "Black bodies swinging" emphasizes the dehumanization of African Americans subjected
to lynching.
Furthermore, the lexical field of nature wich represents life and dead creates a contrast, it creates a shock to
the audience, south blacks lynched are compared to strange fruits in a surprising and very effective
metaphor.
GREEN BOOK :
In this excerpt, Dr Shirley expresses his feelings and how he grapples with rejection from both white and
Black communities, illustrating the complexities of racial identity.
“But when I walk off that stage I go right back to being another nigger to them--because that is their true
culture”.
This sentence reveals how racism persists in society.
Dr. Shirley's use of the derogatory term “N word” highlights how he is reduced to racial stereotypes despite
his talent and achievements. The phrase "their true culture" implies that racism is ingrained in the societal
norms of the rich white individuals he interacts with, emphasizing the deep-seated nature of prejudice and
discrimination.
"So if I’m not black enough, and I’m not white enough, and I’m not man enough, what am I?!"
This poignant question sums up the crisis faced by people who are excluded because of their race and
gender. The character’s identity is fragmented, reflecting the profound impact of racism and societal
expectations.
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Feminism:
In this painting we can observe a woman in the subway being stared at by four pigs. Those pigs are a
metaphor because they represent disrespectful men or pervert
The choice of pigs as a metaphor isn’t trivial, it is chosen because pig are seen, arcording to cliché, dirty
animals.
Here, the metaphor that is a little extreme men are hungry animals looking for something to eat, thus they
see women only like a piece of meat. This is the feeling women can have when men stare at them, they
might feel like an object.
This document denounces the vulnerability of women in the public transit, some looks of men on women
can make them feel weak and it can have a lot of consequences on women. He made it to make men
understand that it ts inappropriate to stare at a woman because it can them feel like an invasion of privacy
politics
ANIMAL FARM :
Animal Farm describes a farm where the animals revolt and take the power.
Animals revolt against their masters in the hope to lead an independent life.
Orwell allows readers to understand the state of mind of dirgeants. I find in this
novel some of the practices used in all dictatorships such as the cult of
personality, the enemy presented as evil and is also find propaganda tools.
Animal Farm by George Orwell protests political corruption and injustice by showing:
manipulation: The pigs use propaganda to control and deceive the other animals.
Loss of Freedom: As the pigs gain power, the other animals lose their rights and freedoms.
George Orwell offers a satire of the revolution in The Soviet Union and denounces
Stalinism.
The strength of this novel lies in the implicit, but very clear denunciation of authoritarian regime
through another black humour.
In the same case as the document 3, pigs character are used as a metaphor because it is a symbol of evil.
2) Art can create emotions
IMAGINE
He denounces social injustice during the Vietnam war, a very long and murderous war, by an imagination of
a peaceful world.
The ubiquitous "imagine" becomes a mantra, urging listeners to actively engage with
the utopia that he proposes.
"you may say I'm a dreamer" reinforces the song's hopeful yet potentially unrealistic
message.
“I hope someday you'll join us, and the world will be as one " calls for collective participation in his vision of
peace. It emphasizes that achieving a better world requires a unified effort from everyone
Term “brotherhood” is a reference to Martin Luther King during his speech “I have a dream”
The lines "above us only sky" and "hell below us" employ powerful metaphors to
represent freedom from limitations and fear. These comparisons elevate the lyrics
beyond literal interpretations.
ANIMAL :
Animal Farm has also been written to urge readers to be vigilant and resist oppression in all its forms so that
it won’t happen again.
Empathy with the audience
"The Girl and the Vulture" is a photography took by Kevin Carter in Sudan.
We observe a little girl vulnerable under the look of a vulture, the symbol of death or danger, her thinne
makes her look like an animal and we know that she is about to be his future prey.
This scene has a symbolic power to denounce the famine of the region. In addition of denouncing famine, it
make us have empathy for the little innocent little girl, who doesn’t realizes how much in danger she is. She
is a reification because motionless and looks like an object because it is just a body.
To put it in a nutshell, art is an efficient way of protesting because it’s a powerful tool for protest, by
denouncing several injustices .
As a universal language, it creates unity between people through shared emotions and experiences, and it
inspires action for positive change

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INTRO :

This sentence reveals how racism persists in society.

2) Art can create emotions

Empathy with the audience

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