43 pages • 1 hour read
Larissa FasthorseThe Thanksgiving Play
Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 2019A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
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While its primary focus is the performative nature of white antiracism, The Thanksgiving Play also touches on several other topics commonly associated with “wokeness”—veganism, feminism, etc. What role do these play?
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What is the significance of the characters’ romantic relationships? How do those relationships evolve over the course of the play, and how does this develop the play’s overall meaning?
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What is the play satirizing? Choose three moments of clear satire in the text and explain what makes them satirical.
