America

America in Do the Right Thing Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing is a picture of an American community torn apart by hate. The civil unrest under the surface throughout the movie ?which surfaces itself drastically in the end ?stems from hatred and prejudice within the small community of Bed-Stuy in Brooklyn. Although Mookie at one point says that America is a free country, the film depicts an America that will never be free …

…The unleashing of these hateful names coincides in the film with the unleashing of deadly violence. Another scene that illustrates the theme of hatred in America is Radio Raheem’s monologue and dramatic interpretation of the ongoing battle between love and hate. He is the one character that states a solution to the problem of hatred in America, but ironically, he is the one character who dies. His death is partly due to his own