Response To O 'Neil's The Emperor Jones'

I appreciate your email response to my previous letter to you in regards of the ongoing drama program under your watch at bridge Academy. I would have expected you to understand that a written response was expected from you given the seriousness of our concern as parents. I will also like you to understand that this is not about Yomi; rather it is about the concept of using this controversial piece of 1920 O'Neil's work as a drama for 13 years old children in the year 2016. It is also about the credibility that Bridge Academy has built and deserve for quite long time as a diverse educational institution which is the motivation behind every parent that choose Bridge Academy as their first choice all the time. This is not the first time Yomi is taking part in the school activities including Drama, we welcome and encourage his participation and we also understand the needs to study expressionism in drama, human rights and responsible leadership in Drama. However in a situation where the means we use could cause more damages than the desire objective, it may be necessary to start a discussion in other to achieve a better result for all the children.
It is a fact that the 1920 O' Neil's work 'The Emperor Jones' is a very controversial piece of drama. In its early stage the censor of the Hays office had numerous complaints about this same …show more content…
Margaret Loftus Ranald, an author also believes that 'The Emperor Jones' present serious difficulties because of its racist overtones. Should I ask you at this point that, if you have the intention to use O'Neil's work the way it is written, how do you want to communicate the excessive racial abusive language used in this work to the children? Or will you agree with me that children playing slaves and other children buying slaves have no positive educational objective in our children classroom at this