Question

A director casts a play about colonialism so that men play the colonizers and women play the colonized a people. What is the most likely intent of the director's interpretation?

A) To suggest a parallel division of power between the sexes
B) To suggest that men were evil and women were heroes
C) To suggest that colonialism continues to be controversial
D) To suggest that colonialism is no longer a problem in society

Answer 1

C) To suggest that colonialism continues to be controversial

This adaptation would be used to show that some forms of colonization still exist today. Women are consistently oppressed by men in society, and a play that shows colonization in this way would make the point that colonialism is still controversial.