The four themes connected to the grade eleven Native English
I am currently taking are the themes of identity, relationships, challenges,
and sovereignty. I believe that the
entire play was mainly on the theme of identity and challenges. The six characters
struggle to accept the people they have been their whole lives, and to accept
their identity. Throughout the book these characters try to find a way to
change their identity for they are embarrassed and hated because of it. They discovery
challenges, when indeed they do change in act 2, which help them realize they
should not change their identity or who they are. As the six characters are
trapped in the room together a lot of character relationships developed. Through
talking with one another, we, as readers, are able to find out more and more
about each character. Every single one of them treated each other, depending on
their moods, either with anger, fear, or love. Sovereignty in this play was
shown when Old Lodge Skins used the example that by blockading Tim Hortons, it
shows a righteous political act that demonstrates their sovereignty against a
symbol of Canadian imperialism. To the rest of the characters being Indigenous
was not more important than fitting in, and Old Lodge Skins helps them realize
that changing their identity is not the way to go.
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