Convert as used in the sentence is a noun. The accent is placed on syllable "Con"
Explanation:
A noun is a name of a person, animal place or thing. We have different types of noun which includes, proper noun, common noun, collective noun, abstract noun, possessive noun. In the sentence, "convert" shows what Ben is that is the name of what he became when he was ten years old. It also answers the question "what".
It is John Gardner's novel "Grendel" from 1971 that initiated the trend of telling a story from a monster's point of view. The story is essentially the epic poem Beowulf spoken trough the eyes of Grendel
"Tacit"means that it's understood and implied but not explicitly stated. This means that the movie implies a racial hierarchy (white more import than collored). This is criticised as it has the potential of reinforcing racial stereotypes and racial discrimination.