Content Outline

This is my content outline for my Standard College Essay about the controversy surrounding the casting of a Black Hermione for the play sequel to the Harry Potter series, as well as a lack of diversity in the entertainment business.

Intro

• brief background info about diversity in Hollywood
• overview of casting of Hermione in Harry Potter Sequel

Body

Extent of diversity in Hollywood, New York, and the entire entertainment business

Statistics of colored directors/producers/actors compared to white

What happens if some groups aren't represented in the entertainment business?

Body

• Description of personal experiences with Harry Potter series
• how I initially assumed everyone was white when I first read the books (why did I do that?)
• If they had cast a Black Hermione in all of the movies, would things change? Personally and culturally?

Body

• Specific event: Casting of hermione
• Bad reactions
• Good reactions
• Which one is right?

Conclusion

• How the effect of choosing culturally diverse actors for movies affects how we think about society as a whole
• Black Hermione could be just what we need as a society (to start changing the way we experience and consume things)
• Closing sentence