ipl-logo

Themes In No Sugar Raymond Davis

329 Words2 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Write about a cultural conflict

“No sugar” utilises conventional language and generic ordering events convey the sympathetic and supporting response of the audience towards the Aboriginal people. Davis has incorporated the use of conventional language particularly focused on the character Mr Neville conveying his strength and power of the Aboriginal society. Throughout the play, Neville is referred to as, “My dear Minister” or “Sir” and so on to describe the power he has over other characters. This is a clear example of the formal language Davis uses and creates a sense of monotony and detachment to the audience basically the audience doesn’t really connect or relate to him as a character. Since Neville is main reason to the Aboriginals being forced out of their homes and segregated from the rest of society. …show more content…

This response of empathy for aboriginals is further enforced by the generic ordering of events throughout the play. “No sugar” follows the generic structure of events, first the opening of the play describing the characters then the problem Aboriginal segregation, finally the ‘happy ending’ of Joe and Mary leaving the town. Although this ending turns out great for Joe and Mary the audience is left wondering to what is left of the rest of the native people. This basic ordering of events allows for the audience to clearly understand the situation and the problems the aboriginals

Show More
Related
1016 Words | 5 Pages

In her book Nanberry, Jackie French portrays colonial life as a very confusing and perplexing time for both the Indigenous Australians and the White British Settlers, albeit in different ways. With the Indigenous Australians confused by the sudden invasion of the white settler (ghosts), and the British Settlers becoming confused by the new sights, smells and culture of ‘Sydney Cove’. Through the characters of Nanberry, Surgeon White and Bennelong, the viewer is shown just how confusing their life was at the time of the first settlement in Australia. Nanberry is one of the main characters in French’s book, and is a prime way through which she portrays colonial life as perplexing and confusing. Nanberry was born into, and partially raised by an Indigenous Australian family, however he was adopted by Surgeon White at the tender age of eight or nine.

Read More
349 Words | 2 Pages

Another major difference between the three stories is the mentioning of a possible leader of the mob. In Mrs. Davis’s memoir, she identified a leader while the other authors did not. Mrs. Davis writes, “They were headed by a tall, daring, Amazonian-looking woman, who had a white feather standing erect from her hat, and who was evidently directing the movement of the plunderers.” By Mrs. Davis writing that the mob had a leader verifies that the rioters were organized.

Read More
817 Words | 4 Pages

Education is acquiring a form of understanding and knowledge. Literary texts often depict the notion of the educated and uneducated as judgemental, favouring one over the other,which is evident in Jack Davis’ play No Sugar, written in 1985. Davis presents the plight of the First Australians during the 1930s and their ongoing struggle for survival and social identity during the Great Depression in Western Australia. The dominance of the western institutionalised form of education, means that the intelligence of Indigenous Australians is often undermined. The character of A.O Neville is the epitome of the judging of individuals through societal stereotypes and entrenched prejudices towards Aboriginals.

Read More
652 Words | 3 Pages

The play by Lorraine Hansberry , A Raisin In The Sun, utilizes the use of allusions in order to supply the reader with historical background. Allusions create emphasis in the play, this allows the reader to understand and appreciate the text. Within the small details of the play, the use of allusions deepen the contextual support of the text. While reading A Raisin In The Sun, various allusions appear throughout the play. These allusions reference the outside world, but also give emphasis on the importance of the piece of the text references.

Read More
605 Words | 3 Pages

Theatre reflects the society in which it is in. Use of particular elements of drama and production in Harrison’s Stolen and Keene’s Life Without Me and evokes the audience’s engagement and understanding of the dramatic meaning that is created. By exploring the development of the character’s personal concerns the audience can effectively engage with and consider the cultural issues expressed in these two plays. By highlighting and exploring these key issues the audience is challenged and confronted with a representation and reflection on parts of Australian culture. The thematic issues and concerns of both plays include – Racism, Discrimination, Persecution, Lack of Respect, Identity, Belonging (or lack of), Discovery and the issues of Home.

Read More
1294 Words | 6 Pages

The theme of superstitions can be directly related to the main theme of social class distinction because if Mrs. Johnstone hadn 't have given one away, none of the conflict and divergence in play would 've greatly affected the characters in the story. Therefore, the ending of the play is a consequence of Mrs. Johnstone ignorance of

Read More
1130 Words | 5 Pages

As the play progresses, the Youngers clash over their competing dreams. In “A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry, the role of the hero stays the same in Act I and Act II, but changes in Act III depending on the overall dramatic situation, yet theme of

Read More
608 Words | 3 Pages

You tell me, and I won’t put it down on the form, No-one will know but you and me”. It’s obvious that the author, Thomas King, is trying to make awareness about the treatment of Aboriginals are facing in

Read More
929 Words | 4 Pages

The history of Aboriginal alienation was an important context that assisted Silvey in the making of his novel, and furthermore establishing a successful play. The year 2009 was an influential year for Aboriginal’s rights. After twenty years of negotiation, the United Nations

Read More
549 Words | 3 Pages

The nation (Australia) is constantly looking for a person/group of people to follow. The underprivileged are stuck in the midst and subsequently, they feel a sense of inequality. Noonuccal accentuates the auditory effect of the underprivileged, in an attempt to evoke a depressing or compassionate feeling towards them from the reader through the use of imagery in the ‘underprivileged call’. The use of personification in ‘unfriendly doors’ displays how the statesman can force the ‘unfriendly doors’ to groups of people in which he dislikes, which shows how mean and unfriendly Australians can be.

Read More
921 Words | 4 Pages

Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun follows the struggles of an African American family living in a neighborhood in 1950s South Side Chicago. The play discusses several issues pertaining to African Americans of the time, such as poverty and discrimination. One of the major themes of the story is the search for a sense of belonging; whether that’s a sense of belonging to the continent of Africa, a neighborhood in Chicago, or on a personal level within the Younger family. The play explores this theme through its characters Beneatha, Mama and Walter.

Read More
1316 Words | 6 Pages

A symbol of suffering in the monologue is when the old soldier says “rich black blood that comes from the deep and has been there for ages.” (Wright, 91) This could be referring to the suffering that was experienced by indigenous people and its only now that it’s finally coming to the surface. In the play’s opening scene in 1887, Europeans “filled” an Aboriginal mother’s back with pellets. This opening scene immediately confronts the audience with European violence towards defenceless Aboriginal women.

Read More
1014 Words | 5 Pages

The characters in the play reveal some of the gender stereotypes through the way they are presented in the beginning of the play, “The sheriff and Hale are men in the middle life… They are followed

Read More
1457 Words | 6 Pages

Throughout the play, the characters look at faith, race, opportunities, fatherhood and

Read More
845 Words | 4 Pages

Just within the recent decades, men and women started to fight against the gender stereotypes and started to challenge their roles in a family and in the society. The play, A Raisin in the Sun, portrays the lives of African–Americans during the 1950s. Lorraine Hansberry, a writer and a social activist, reinforced the traditional gender roles, especially female’s, by depicting how the Youngers interact and how they act in an economical struggle. Throughout the play, A Raisin in the Sun, she uses Walter Lee Younger, Ruth Younger and Lena Younger to reinforce the traditional role of fathers, wives and mothers within a family.

Read More

More about Themes In No Sugar Raymond Davis

Open Document