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    An Afternoon with Colonialism An Essay on “White Fantasy-Black Fact” ! Europe ’s necessity to expand its reign of influence and create more room for its growing population marks the start of settler colonialism. In Jack Davisʼs “White-Fantasy-Black Fact” we follow an Australian aboriginal family who faces the harsh realities of persecution created by colonialism. From racial discrimination‚ economic discrimination and ethnocide we see the depth of this issue unfold in one afternoon on the highway

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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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    of poetry has influenced your understanding of at least one poem that you have studied in this unit. Our knowledge of the generic conventions used in poetry influences our understanding of the text. “The Firstborn”‚ a poem by Aboriginal author Jack Davis‚ enables the reader to determine the poem as a graphic protest about the extinction of and discrimination against the Australian Indigenous people‚ and the loss of their ethnicity‚ as their world collides with the Western culture. By focussing on

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    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 wrote

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    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 discrimination‚ segregation and marginalization. Jack Davis depicts Aboriginal living conditions to be very basic and poor

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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 his childhood

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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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    Is there anything funnier than a guy who can’t dress himself wanting to start a t-shirt company? No there isn’t‚ and that is just one hilarious character played by Jack Black. With his ways of expressing himself‚ humorous actions‚ and ability to make all kinds of characters funny‚ Jack Black is the king of comedy. Black can express himself in odd‚ but comical ways. One is his good singing ability; he’s even in his own band. In the movie School of Rock‚ he is able to sing very high-pitched and sometimes

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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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    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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