Roles in History

pecially as portrayed in this show, he has every characteristic of a distinguished citizen except for his body. On the way home from the show, Brian and Peter get in a fight. Up until now this serves to setup the introduction and the setting of Brian trying to make it on his own.
             As the sun goes, Brian is walking down a street and hears sirens. Brian walks up to the car and asks if there is a problem. This is the first parody about discrimination; the cop says the Brian, "Can I see your license, Boy?" Here is a classical example of the demeaning use of language commonly used to display an inferior view of another, much like discrimination. Then the cop asks Brian to lie down on the ground and arrests him for not having a leash, which again is a tactic used by cops to degrade the person by treating a perfectly behaving and non-criminal person like a violent criminal. When Brian is taken home, he replies back to the cop, "O Lordy, Lordy, I'll never roam again" in a deep southern accent.
             The second parody happens the next day when Brain tries to buy something from the convenience store. The store owner points to a "No Dogs Allowed" sign, and as he reaches for his gun, says, "Now we don't want any trouble around here". This again is a typical scenario of prejudice and discrimination, denying service to some while servicing others, a parallel of the separate but equal attitude that much of the county held. The third example is when he tries to go out to eat. Brian tries to go to a restaurant but is denied service, and is thrown out back with the garbage. He sees two dogs eating scraps in a scene reminiscent of "Lady and the Tramp". He says to them, "...don't you see, that's what they want you to do," and your kids. Here, Brian is commenting on how those who are oppressed through discrimination need to stand up and fight. This is the first e...

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