I was able to identify several social structures within the small town during the movies flashbacks as well as its modern day narrative setting. There were no government officials present, but a sheriff kept order amongst citizens. That same sheriff, however, partied with the same people that he enforced the law upon. It was the typical small town environment where everyone knew each other and was generally friendly towards one another. There was also a bad guy who became important when it was found out that he was abusing his wife and trying to control her and her child. There were also blacks in town that were not treated as fairly as the white people. I saw these structures affect the characters at different times throughout the movie. The black/white issue was present throughout, as w

Overall I enjoyed this film. For the most part it is a sweet film about an old railroad town in a quaint setting. The characters have some style and spunk and make the movie fun. I would recommend this movie to anyone looking for a funny, yet touching film on any free evening.

The racial issue is the biggest social issue that the characters symbolized about our social world. Like I said before, it has gotten better through the years. However, racism is still very present today. The biggest difference is that in today's world it is a social deviance to be racist. Back then it was commonplace to treat people of color differently. That is where social conflict was depicted in this film. People of color were alienated and outcast from the white people's world. The sad thing is how they dealt with it was just to accept it. Inside they may have felt differently, but their actions on the outside would have you think that they didn't care and simply took what was handed to them. This conflict was not resolved during the film, nor is

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