Drama Essay ~ No sugar (Jack Davis) The play No Sugar by Jack Davis has various themes and issues covered in it. My understanding of society helps with the meaning of this text‚ through multiple aspects. These aspects are shown in the text through various themes/issues. These themes portray society and help with my understanding of No Sugar. The themes/issues are as follows; colonialism‚ economic depression and the patriarchy society. All these topics were a big part of Davis time‚ and when he
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Investigation-No Sugar by Jack Davis Jack Davis is a renowned Indigenous man‚ famous for his playwriting‚ acting‚ poetry and Aboriginal activism. Born in Perth in 1917‚ Davis‚ The fourth child in a family of eleven‚ spent his upbringing in Yarloop and the Moore River Native Settlement‚ located approximately 96 kilometres South of his birthplace. His mother was taken from her tribe in Broome and raised by a white family; his father‚ William Davis‚ was also removed and cultivated by whites. Throughout
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Stereotypes in Jack Davis-No Sugar. The characters in Jack Davis’ play "No Sugar" are characters that fit colonial stereotypes (both Aboriginals and Whites) although they seem to be exaggerated. Contrasting characters reveal Ideological ideas and attitudes through things like language‚ often through conflict.40 The characters of White Australian descent tend to speak with pompous language‚ disguising their evil deeds behind kind phrases. The most obvious example of this is the character Mr
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NO SUGAR (JACK DAVIS) Jack Davis’ “No Sugar”‚ written in 1985‚ is a play that highlights Australian racism and cultural destruction caused by British colonialism. It is set in 1929 (Great Depression) in Northam‚ Western Australia. The play explores the impacts of the European social and political philosophy of the early 20th century on Aboriginal society. The focal points of this play are the superiority of white people‚ racism‚ and the bond between Aboriginal families. These themes highlight
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Dramatic Performance NO SUGAR Directors of stage performances usually use Dramatic performance to hold the viewers attention and also bring obvious ideas to the viewer’s attention. Jack Davis uses dramatic performance in his stage play No Sugar’. To deliver this dramatic performance that regards Aboriginal values‚ Jack Davis uses a rage of techniques such as characterization and language. He does this in order to position the reader/viewer into completely agreeing with his views on racial
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The prejudiced nature of our society in history towards the native keepers of Australia is an everlasting force that is still prevalent in today’s context. No Sugar by Jack Davis decisively engages with the audience‚ making them create their own connections and observations with the play about the discriminative behaviour the white people displayed towards the indigenous Australians in the early 20th century. The use of repetitive othering and character development techniques allows the message to
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No sugar utilises colloquial language and setting of scenes to convey the frustrated and sympathetic response of the audience towards the past and present coloured society. Jack Davis has incorporated the use of colloquial language by presenting native Aboriginal tribal songs and certain Aboriginal phrases. Phrases such as Wetijala‚ Nyoongahs are commonly used in separating the white society to the black society. As a result‚ this predominantly alienates the white audience‚ persuading the audience
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Jack Davis’ 1986 play No Sugar is a realist drama which examines the trials‚ tribulations and eventual survival of Millimurra-Munday family through the Great Depression as they are forcibly removed from their homeland in Northam to Moore River Native Settlement. The survival of their culture is dependant on the way that individuals shape their identity and in this play Davis shows how family is the cornerstone on which identity can be maintained even in the most traumatic of circumstances. Jimmy
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The paucity of power is one struggle which many marginalised groups experience. Repeatedly‚ the "inferior" individuals are forced to collude with the dominant culture’s practices and beliefs. Jack Davis’ play‚ No Sugar‚ relates the various ways in which different characters react to the pressure to conform to contemporary Australian society‚ and the effect this has on their survival. The initial behaviour of characters such as Sam‚ Jimmy‚ Billy‚ David and Cissy sometimes foreshadows their ultimate
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Jack Davis Jack Davis’s poems present a passionate voice for the indigenous people; it explores such issues as the identity problems‚ the wider sense of loss in Aboriginal cultures and the clash of Aboriginal and White law. This can be seen in the poems “Desolation” and “The First Born”. Both of the poems clearly emphasises the plight of the Aboriginals in today’s society. Through the first poem “Desolation”‚ the title already hints the poor situation they are in‚ with complete no recognition;
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