Blade Double Consciousness

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Blade was a movie that was released in 1998 staring Wesley Snipes as the main character, blade. The movie follows the story of blade protecting people while also waging a war on vampires. Blade is only able to do this effectively because of the vampire abilities he gains after his mother was attacked by a vampire while giving birth to him. This movie represents lots of things but one of the main ones is how this movie tackles double consciousness. Double consciousness was a term that W.E.B Du Bois coined, and it means that when someone of color feels torn between who parts of themselves. One part of their life is trying to conform to society and ack like the white people who control it. The other part being the part that wants to stay true

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