They are concerned about the social impact of racial makeup .They find the poignant delivery heartbreaking .None of the above choices .They are concerned about the dynamic between Jack and Mom .
What is the underlying concern at the heart of the narrator 's issue ?
What 's more , in the backstage scene involving Jack and his mother , the presence of blackface subverts the dramatic intent of the scene . When Jack 's mother cries out that her son has to come home to be reconciled with his dying dad , it 's supposed to be heartbreaking , but all I could pay attention to was Jolson 's blackened face and curly wig . Surely that could n't have been the film 's intention , could it?But even out of blackface , Jolson 's performance has n't aged well at all .