The portrayal of black woman stereotype in black film fences (2016)

Abstract

This study focuses on the character analysis of black woman , and black woman streotype in Fences film (2016).This research aims to understand how Rose as the black woman character described and how Rose present the stereotype of black woman in black film Fences (2016), through comparative method, character and streotype analysis in this study. Black Woman has the important role to understanding Fences film although Rose as black woman is not the main character, but the plot shows that Rose character is the core of story in the film.Fences as black film is a form of blacks struggle through film to present the real portrayal of black woman stereotype.There are four streotype of black woman Mammy, Jezebel, Saphire, and Strong Black Women but the dominant streotype of black woman in the film is mammy.The Mammy stereotype is the depiction of black woman who has good character, and positive role.This stereotype is reflected from Rose character that is loving person, calm, sensitivity and concern, and religious.This film also confirms that black woman has the positive portrayal not always seen as negative object and perspectives in the film