In the Heat of the night

In the Heat of the night

The racism factor during sixties in the United States of America was huge. To the American people, the black people had only one purpose and that was as slaves. But we know now that the only difference between black and white people is color. The writing on this essay is black. Does that mean I am racist?   Does this mean the color red is better than the color blue just because it   looks different? That is for you to decide.
In the Heat of the Night, takes place in the southern states in the sixties. In the book and the movie there is a lot of racism and the only black people present were working on the cotton farms. In the book, the conclusion is devoted to tying together "loose ends" and unraveling the mystery of the murder of Enrico. The movie and the book differently portray the subplots that merge together at the end of the story to reveal the solution to the murder plot. As well the development in the movie and the book of the relationship between Sam Woods and Dewana offers hope to the hate and the racism. Racism is also portrayed in the book and movie in very much the same way. Important characters in the book and movie undergo significant changes.
In the movie and book In the Heat of the night, the solution to the murder plot was similar but with a few differences. The murder was committed by Ralph, the cook, because he thought that Deloris, his girlfriend, was pregnant and tried to cover this up by accusing Sam Woods of raping her. Tibbs discovered that Ralph was the murderer because he realized that there was no one else that met his profile of the murderer. He realized that the police were being setup by Deloris and that Ralph was right handed.
In the movie the murder was committed by Ralph, but the development of Ralph as a suspect only came to light when Tibbs went to the abortionist and saw Ralph in the shadows. The murder plot ends with the murder of Deloris   brother and his final confession in the police station.

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