Driving Miss Daisy: An Analysis of the Friendship and Companionship between Miss Daisy and Hoke
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Running head: DRIVING MISS DAISY
DRIVING MISS DAISY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE FRIENDSHIP AND
COMPANIONSHIP BETWEEN MISS DAISY AND HOKE
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DRIVING MISS DAISY: AN ANALYSIS OF THE FRIENDSHIP AND
COMPANIONSHIP BETWEEN MISS DAISY AND HOKE
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
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DRIVING MISS DAISY1
As opined by Bernardi and Green, friendship and companionship not only form an
integral part of the lives of the individuals but over the years had formed the central themes
of a great many motion pictures as well. England, Ganzer and Tosone are of the viewpoint
that the friendship and the companionship that the individuals share with others are
influenced by the diverse social factors like race, skin colour, social status and others. In this
regard, the movie “Driving Miss Daisy” is an important one since it shows the development
of a friendship and companionship among Miss Daisy and Hoke in complete contradiction to
the societal norms which were being followed Georgia, USA back in the 20th century. This
essay will undertake an analysis of the friendship and companionship that Miss Daisy share
with Hoke in the movie “Driving Miss Daisy”.
The movie “Driving Miss Daisy” (1989), directed by Bruce Beresford, is a cinematic
version of the play of the same name which was written by Alfred Uhry (Imbd.com). The
concerned movie is generally considered to be one of the best comedy movies produced in
the nation of America and this becomes apparent from the fact that at the 62nd Academy
Awards it won four awards (Canby). The movie under discussion here features Morgan
Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd and others in the lead roles and is often considered to
be one of the most important initial movies of Morgan Freeman (Rollingstone.com). In this
regard, it needs to be said that the central plot of the concerned movie revolves around Miss
Daisy, a wealthy Jewish woman in her 70s with a son and Hoke, an African-American
chauffeur (Imbd.com). As a matter of fact, it is seen that the movie through the representation
of the bond that Miss Daisy and Hoke share with each other highlight the different facets of
the 20th century American society like racism, anti-Semitism, prejudice, racial violence and
others (Billington).
The movie “Driving Miss Daisy” in a succinct manner highlights the manner in which
a strong bond of friendship and companionship grows between the two protagonists of the
As opined by Bernardi and Green, friendship and companionship not only form an
integral part of the lives of the individuals but over the years had formed the central themes
of a great many motion pictures as well. England, Ganzer and Tosone are of the viewpoint
that the friendship and the companionship that the individuals share with others are
influenced by the diverse social factors like race, skin colour, social status and others. In this
regard, the movie “Driving Miss Daisy” is an important one since it shows the development
of a friendship and companionship among Miss Daisy and Hoke in complete contradiction to
the societal norms which were being followed Georgia, USA back in the 20th century. This
essay will undertake an analysis of the friendship and companionship that Miss Daisy share
with Hoke in the movie “Driving Miss Daisy”.
The movie “Driving Miss Daisy” (1989), directed by Bruce Beresford, is a cinematic
version of the play of the same name which was written by Alfred Uhry (Imbd.com). The
concerned movie is generally considered to be one of the best comedy movies produced in
the nation of America and this becomes apparent from the fact that at the 62nd Academy
Awards it won four awards (Canby). The movie under discussion here features Morgan
Freeman, Jessica Tandy, Dan Aykroyd and others in the lead roles and is often considered to
be one of the most important initial movies of Morgan Freeman (Rollingstone.com). In this
regard, it needs to be said that the central plot of the concerned movie revolves around Miss
Daisy, a wealthy Jewish woman in her 70s with a son and Hoke, an African-American
chauffeur (Imbd.com). As a matter of fact, it is seen that the movie through the representation
of the bond that Miss Daisy and Hoke share with each other highlight the different facets of
the 20th century American society like racism, anti-Semitism, prejudice, racial violence and
others (Billington).
The movie “Driving Miss Daisy” in a succinct manner highlights the manner in which
a strong bond of friendship and companionship grows between the two protagonists of the
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