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Dead White Writer
Name: Hengest and Ibrahim
Plot
Plot Summary
The plot revolves around six indigenous individuals, each of whom represents a common stereotype in the aboriginal society. They try to change who they are, but it doesn't succeed, thus forcing them to continue to deal with preconceptions forced upon them.
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"Your just another face in this crowd of ingrates."
Taylor, 89
Unique Quotes
"I just wanted some education. To be smarter and more like them and less like I was. But not this. I became this."
"White people do this to each other all the time."
Tonto/Jim
Taylor, 29
Taylor, 95
Injun Joe/Fred
Old Lodge Skins
Stereotypes
Stereotypes
- Old Lodge Skins portrays the wise spiritual elder
- Injun Joe portrays that indigenous peoples are sometimes scary people
- Kills Many Enemies portrays that aboriginal peoples are unsympathetic and psychos
- Tonto portrays that aboriginal peoples are not necessarily smart
Injun Joe
Tonto
Kills Many Enemies
Irony
There was irony demonstrated in the play when the characters reinvented themselves to be what they wanted since they were weary of being stereotyped. Ironically, they ended up reinventing themselves as a new set of stereotypes, which just added to their misery rather than alleviating it.
Satire
Satire
Drew Hayden Taylor employs irony to create a juxtaposition in the play, which is an example of satire. A medicine wheel is placed in front of a casino by Taylor. This juxtaposition is satirical because it highlights the folly of many casinos that rely on sacrilegious symbols to stay afloat.
Theme
The topic of opposing societal assimilation is central to this play's theme. The play emphasizes the concept of refusal by demonstrating that even if you are given the opportunity to reinvent yourself as somebody you believe is better, someone will always object. As a result, it's essential to accept yourself as you are rather than trying to fit into stereotypes that may be foisted upon you.
What can we learn?
What can be learned
The significant and long-lasting effect that stereotyping, essentially, a whole entire culture. It carries down to more present generations, and the stereotypes can't be easily reversed, or changed because of how a culture has been recognized over time. It leaves a serious mark on some people, and they have to go throughout their day to day lives knowing that they are being recognized in a negative way, rather then a positive way.