Tarantino explained how his film examines “the tragedy of genocide… my Jews are going native and taking the roles of American Indians – another genocide. Then there’s a King Kong metaphor about the slave trade, that’s another genocide” (Setka). Counterfactual history is a means for a nation to discuss its past, specifically histories that serve to cover up its own dark past. It should serve as a means to discuss these matters in ways that will prevent such events from occurring in the future, rather than ignoring it all
Tarantino explained how his film examines “the tragedy of genocide… my Jews are going native and taking the roles of American Indians – another genocide. Then there’s a King Kong metaphor about the slave trade, that’s another genocide” (Setka). Counterfactual history is a means for a nation to discuss its past, specifically histories that serve to cover up its own dark past. It should serve as a means to discuss these matters in ways that will prevent such events from occurring in the future, rather than ignoring it all