Examples Of Segregation In Toontown

Yet another example of the power displacement between the toons and humans develops in the Toontown scene. Toontown is a city outside Los Angeles, California, where the animated Toons live. In order to get to the city, a person must go through a tunnel on the outskirts of LA. Toontown is strictly toon-only, and even the buildings, cars, and others who come to Toontown will become animated. Writer Emily Asher-Perrin describes the situation in Toontown in her article, “The World of Who Framed Roger Rabbit Is Seriously Messed Up.” In this article she examines the underlying racist ideas throughout the film, and more specifically in this scene. She claims that “the ones who don’t work much in entertainment likely pay the bills by taking positions in ToonTown, doing jobs that you

They work within clearly defined parameters set up by flesh and blood people because we don’t want them taking human jobs and working in human businesses” (Asher-Perrin 1). This idea of segregation in Toontown is further supported by ideas in the actual scene. As Eddie drives through the tunnel to ToonTown, he evokes many different facial expressions throughout his drive. Mainly Eddie appears very annoyed with the surroundings and distractions while driving. However, Eddie while driving meets three hummingbirds, which makes Eddie ease-up, however he then runs into something and once again puts off disgruntled and irritated faces. By having Eddie appear irritated and angry during his drive through Toontown, this ultimately displays his feelings and ultimately the feelings of other humans towards this city. Ultimately all the distractions of the toons singing and dancing all in one confined place annoys Eddie. Further expanding on this idea, Eddie appears angry and irritated by the segregation or putting all the toons in one place. The humans of Los Angeles have exerted a power over the toons and forced them into a segregated