Colleen and Angel
What is an example of Angel and Colleen using humour within their relationship?
Angel says, “You know why they call me Angel? Only an Angel can take you to paradise.” (Hayden Taylor 11)
Colleen responds, “Sorry, but I didn't quite make it to paradise that time. The Angel Express arrived a little too soon.” (Hayden Taylor 11)
Between Angel and his friends who uses sarcastic remarks to tease others throughout the play?
Bobby
How does Bobby feel about Michelle being a vegetarian?
Bobby believes that Michelle pushes her beliefs of not eating meat onto Dale
What are the two media connections used in this slideshow?
We used episodes from the Office and House.
What type of dynamic does Angel and Colleen have within their relationship?
Due to their large age difference Colleen takes on a mother like role.
What did Yvonne say to Angel before leaving the dinner party?
"Your mother would be proud." (Hayden Taylor 130)
Why does Yvonne act so hostile towards Colleen?
Yvonne acts hostile because she used to be in a relationship with Angel before he left and now he is dating a white women who Yvonne believes is trying to be Native.
Jan gets jealous of Pam when Michael gives her his jacket, similarly to how Yvonne gets bitter around Colleen because she is dating Angel.
Why does Angel put the book How a People Die in the freezer?
He doesn't want to constantly read Native literature because it makes him feel guilty for selling fake stories when he was younger.
Why does Angel leave Bobby and Yvonne?
Bobby and Yvonne used humour to bully and manipulate other people which Angel no longer wanted to be apart of.
What does Bobby say that makes Michelle attack him and leave the party?
"I work in a slaughterhouse" (Hayden Taylor 114)
How does Dr. House and Bobby use humor in the same way?
Both make funny comments at the inappropriate times
What is the significance of this quote "I guess we’ve both been to paradise, so to speak." (Hayden Taylor 94)
Yvonne references Angel's "Paradise" joke to be hurtful towards Colleen and show her that her and Angel were in a relationship before Colleen met Angel.
Explain the significance of the book Legends of the Ontario Ojibway?
Bobby and Angel used to sell fake stories to Anthropologists when they were 11. These fake stories ended up in a book that Colleen teaches in her classes. Angel grew up and believes that them doing that was wrong whereas Bobby finds it funny.
Why does Yvonne say “Are you sure Colleen doesn’t have a little Indian in her, or are you the little Indian in her?” (Hayden Taylor 118)
Yvonne says this joke to express her jealousy as well as her disapproval of Angel and Colleen’s relationship
How does the office connect to the humor used in the play?
In both The Office and alterNatives humor is used to emphasis the awkwardness of the parties and to initiate tension between the characters.