Identity and Assumptions
Which character is repeatedly judged based on assumptions about Indigenous identity at the dinner party?
Angel
Which character repeatedly emphasizes her vegetarian lifestyle during the dinner party?
Michelle
Which stereotype is challenged by how Angel, Yvonne, and Bobby drink alcohol?
The “drunk Indian” stereotype
Why do Colleen and Dale expect Angel to know how to cook the main dish?
Because he is Indigenous, and they assume his heritage gives him traditional knowledge
Why does Dale become a vegetarian?
To please Michelle, not because he personally believes in it
Which character actually drinks excessively and loses control during the dinner party?
Michelle
What does Angel’s lack of experience with cooking the main dish reveal about identity in the play?
That identity is not automatically tied to stereotypes or ancestral expectations
How does the vegetarian lasagna represent privilege in the play?
It reflects a lifestyle choice often tied to middle-class power and moral dominance
Why is Bobby shocked that Dale knows how to cook moose?
Because Dale is a white vegetarian, the opposite of who he expects to have that knowledge
Why is Angel’s explanation about never needing to cook moose significant to the play’s message about identity?
It highlights that identity is shaped by personal experience, not stereotypes or ancestry alone
What does Michelle’s behaviour suggest about how food can be used to control others?
She uses her diet as a moral authority to judge and influence people around her
How does the irony of Dale cooking moose and Angel not knowing how reinforce the play’s critique of stereotypes?
It shows how deeply people rely on false assumptions instead of individual reality