A pattern in literature is something that a recurres across texts. A critical and creative reader can actively makes connections and observe patterns in the texts they encounter. This is, due to the fact that critical readers analyze texts in great depth and actively looks for patterns throughout texts. Critical readers do this, because they hunger and yearn to find deeper meanings within texts. No Sugar a play written by Jack Davis in 1986 allows a creative reader to make these connections and observe patterns through recurring the themes of racism, language and cultural divide, the strength of family and also intertextual connections between the play and the 1905 ACT. Davis uses patterns to convey particular ideas, beliefs and historical
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Racism is a pattern seen throughout the play it is used to show the heinous that the Aboriginals were treated during the 1930's. Throughout the aboriginal characters are treated like second-class citizens and practically inhuman. An example of this is the way that Mr Neville treats Jimmy when he is trying to get his train "fare"so that he can return home. Jimmy is forced to wait for hours “He can wait” Mr Neville says. This scene shows racism, because Neville has nothing important to do and yet instead of doing his job he reads the newspaper and converses with the Constable about the "footy". Another key scene that shows racism is found in scene nine when the sergeant and Neville are discussing how to move the Aboriginals from there town. Neville claims that the Aboriginals have a case of "scabies" but Neville knows full well that the Aboriginals are healthy. He only wants the natives to
Racism is a pattern seen throughout the play it is used to show the heinous that the Aboriginals were treated during the 1930's. Throughout the aboriginal characters are treated like second-class citizens and practically inhuman. An example of this is the way that Mr Neville treats Jimmy when he is trying to get his train "fare"so that he can return home. Jimmy is forced to wait for hours “He can wait” Mr Neville says. This scene shows racism, because Neville has nothing important to do and yet instead of doing his job he reads the newspaper and converses with the Constable about the "footy". Another key scene that shows racism is found in scene nine when the sergeant and Neville are discussing how to move the Aboriginals from there town. Neville claims that the Aboriginals have a case of "scabies" but Neville knows full well that the Aboriginals are healthy. He only wants the natives to