Death & the King's Horseman: Define

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No Saco Nada De La Escuela

This play has the title 'No Saco Nada De La Escuela', because this play argues that the educational system is irrelevant to the needs of the minority community, particularly in regard to the awareness of one's culture (p.763). For example, in the highschool scene they have to do an essay for graduation, Francisco decides to do his in spanish which causes the teacher to get extremely upset.... (teacher) "Get Out" (Francisco: why? I was only speaking my language. I'm Chicano, ¿que no? Teacher: Because I don't understand you. Francisco: So What? When I was small, I didn't understand English and you kept flunking me instead of teaching me Teacher: You are permanently expelled from this highschool! (P768). Maybe Francisco was a little disrespectful in his approach but he had a point. This still did not give the teacher any reason to get extremely upset and expel him from the school.

Ti-Jean & His Brothers #2

  The role of strength and intellect in the play was portrayed by all characters to some extent. Gros Jean was physically strong but intellectually weak. Mi Jean was intellectually strong yet cowardly weak. "You have one virtue more than your brother, fear. Nothing lives stronger than brute strength, sir, except it is human cowadice". (Old Man, Scene 2 P725) Ti Jean is physically and intellectually strong, he faces the challenge given by the devil and wins, "I'm as scared as Christ" says Ti Jean to the devil. (P735 Scene 3) The Bolom (scene3 Pg735) to the Devil "Master Be Fair" when he was trying to cheat TiJean.

Ti-Jean & His Brothers

In the play Ti-Jean and His Brothers, there appears to be more than one devil. The devil is actually three people in one (Old Man or Papa Bois, Planter, Devil). There is also a soul Bolom (the Devil's angel), who goes to the residence of Ti-Jean and his family (pg.720 Prologue).
  The Devil wishes to acquire Mother's three son's, so he may feel human,"He is dying to be human" (pg.721 Prologue) says the Devil through Bolom..... the devil proposes a challenge for Ti-Jean and his brothers...... If anyone human can make him feel anger, rage, and human weakness, He will reward them... If your sons fail to give him these feelings their flesh shall be eaten, but whichever was brave enough they shall inherit the wealth of my prince and once they are dead I too shall feel life!" (Bolom pg721 Prologue).

The Qing Pearl

The play Qing Pearl is a Chinese drama. This play is different from the other plays we have read (Trifles,Hamlet, and Harold & the Boys), in many ways.
Two of the characters in the play were talking animals. Li Chün "The Dragon" and Ni Chün "The Tiger". There was a fight for a cause, as with the plays, Hamlet, and Harold and the Boys, but in this play the oppressed came out on top and were fearless in protecting their rights and their pride.
When it comes to "Trifles", which characterizes housewives, abuse, and murder, "The Qing Pearl" is no comparison. Although, they both deal with in house labor, their isn't any type of abuse. In this household there is a father and daughter and the chores are even.

Harold and the Boys

Harold treated the boys kind of bad. He was verbally abusive, racist and very disrespectful. Harold's relationship with the boys was master and slave, as well as, teacher and student (Harold and Sam taught eachother).Although, Harold would turn to Sam for help, at the end of the day Harold was Sam's boss. For example, (bottom page 636) one night when Harold's father was drunk,the bar called the house and Harold received the call to come and get him. Harold was under age and needed an adult's help, so he woke up Sam and begged him to go.
In my opinion, Master Harold's relationship to the boys was fair for a master/slave relationship, but unfair for a friendly relationship.