Stereotypes (food)
What meat does Colleen decide to cook?
Moose.
What does Colleen do for a living?
Professor of Native Literature.
Why can making jokes about stereotypes/cultures still be offensive even if said in a light hearted way?
Because even if meant as a joke, it can reinforce harmful stereotypes, hurt people’s feelings, or make them feel disrespected.
How does Michelle's excessive drinking connect to indigenous stereotypes?
She is a white woman drinking more than the Native people at the dinner party.
Who finds the book "How a People Die" in the freezer. When?
Dale when he's getting bacon for the moose.
Why does Dale assume Angel knows someone named Benita?
Both Angel and Benita are Native.
What does Colleen cook for the vegetarian guests and why do they not seem happy about it at first.
Vegetarian Lasagna. It is a stereotypical/common dish people make for vegetarians mainly because it is the easiest.
What is significant about the book "How a people die"?
It is a book that Colleen wrote many years ago when she visited a Native reserve. Angel and Bobby were little and told Colleen false stories about their experiences that she used in her book. She later found this out.
What is signified at the beginning of the play about Colleen and Angel with women who are older dating guys who are younger?
Sometimes in these relationships the older woman acts more like a mom than a girlfriend to the younger boy. The girl may be more mature than the guy creating a mother and son type of relationship.
What is the real reason Colleen makes moose?
She was hosting for Indigenous people and wanted to show Angel off.
How can Colleen telling Angel he should write Native literature about his experiences seem hypocritical?
Colleen writes Native literature instead of writing/teaching about her experience being Jewish.
What is ironic about Colleen telling Angel he is a wannabe Jew?
Colleen is a wannabe Native