The cartoon that we see on the screen in the role of Ray is very different from that of past pictures. Visible Ray looks old, moves slowly, and most importantly, missing teeth are visible. A key visual indicator that Uncle Tom is known for is not only visually present, but addressed through narration. On their trip to visit Mama Oldie, Ray gets into a fight and says, "I chipped my favorite tooth" (52:45). Not only is the visual reference of Uncle Tom also embodied by Ray the firefly, but the narration and dialect that Ray uses is similar to the reconstructed trope. Jennifer Bloomquist (2015) highlights the importance of language explaining "the use of black language in the early history of the entertainment industry, particularly the brutal distortion and exaggeration of African American English, the ignorant dialogue written for black roles and the types of topics scripted for black characters… The linguistic construction of ethnicity is too shaped by the racist ideology of the time to give these roles much dignity in the white imagination. Despite his accident, Ray's character does not seem to let the instance affect his desire to serve the prince and Tiana in their quest to visit old mom. His devotion to the prince and Tiana is similar to that of Uncle Tom. The universal role of African-Americans in the service of the dominant