Coming to America

Social class in modern society is a very interesting topic to explore. There are many ways to understand concepts that describe class, but I believe the best way in doing this is by comparisons through movies. I believe one of the best movies that distinguishes social characteristics and relates social theories on class is Coming to America starring Eddie Murphy and Arsenio Hall. The movie is about an African prince who comes to Brooklyn in …

…believe the gap between rich and poor would shorten. Since they do not mingle they have no opportunity to benefit from each other and many poor people especially miss out on opportunities that each other could offer. The movie illustrates this by showing the fathers approach in not wanting his daughter to associate with a poor person. It shows the separation in class. An interesting tidbit I believe the movie illustrated subtly and very well.