From Good to Worse

The conclusion to the movie "The Day of the Locust" is the focus of this blog. Eagerly, many fans await the arrival of the actors and actresses who will see the premiere of their own film. Fans are in jubilation once they step outside of their limousines. Cameras are flashing while they walk the red carpet. The Hollywood scene is perfectly staged to the delight of everyone participating. A man named Homer Simpson is pelted with a rock by a little girl. His yelling startles the spectators. Soon, they see Homer covered with blood next to the little girl he has slaughtered. Chaos ensues. Looting, fighting, and burning take place as they pummel Homer to his death. The celebrities of the night become targets of the angry mob as well. The focus from Homer to the film actors and actresses is due to them being at the moment when they can release their true feelings. In the early 1900's, black people in Tulsa, Oklahoma were experiencing wealth unlike others from their race. White people greatly envied them like the fans who envied the celebrities who started the riot in "the Day of the Locust"The white people of Tulsa were not rich like the spectators in the movie. The progression for black people and the fantasy world of the spectators were taken away in an instant by vexation and envy.