The Portrayal Of Racial Discrimination and Its Negative Effects Portrayed In The Butler (2013) Movie

AbstractThis study focused on the analysis of racial discrimination based on the true storythat happened in America around the 20th century that was portrayed in The Butlermovie. The purposes of this study are to explain how racial discrimination isexperienced by the characters and to analyze how the negative effect of racialdiscrimination. This study analyzed Cecil and Louis as characters in The Butlermovie and used the descriptive qualitative method. The data are taken from the moviescript such as dialogues, narratives, and monologues. Some steps used to collect thedata such as watching the movie, reading the movie script, identifying the data,classifying the data, and reducing the data. The results of the analysis show thatCecil and Louis Gaines as characters in the film have experienced racialdiscrimination by white people in America. Cecil as the White House butler wastreated unfairly, such as receiving lower pay from white staff and helpers alsojudgment due to his different skin color. Louis is Cecil's son and he is a student.Louis also received unfair treatment such as going to colored schools because blackpeople and white people have different schools. Louis and Cecil got separate publicfacilities because they were black people and black people and white people did notshare the same public facilities. The study also revealed that racial discriminationhurts mental health such as stress, anxiety, sleeplessness, and irritability. Thecharacter also feels other negative impacts such as general welfare such as low selfesteem, low life satisfaction, and low happiness.Keyword: Racism, racial discrimination, and negative effect of racialdiscrimination