38 pages • 1 hour read
Tomson HighwayThe Rez Sisters
Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1986A modern alternative to SparkNotes and CliffsNotes, SuperSummary offers high-quality Study Guides with detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, and more.
Essay Topics
How are gender roles explored on and off the reservation? What does the reader (or audience) learn about the community of Indigenous women in Wasy?
When do characters move between languages? What is the significance of this movement?
What role does bingo serve in the play? How does the carrying-off of the bingo machine operate as a climax to the arc of the main plot?
How does Nanabush interact with the dying and the ill in his bird disguises? How could his interactions with Marie-Adele and Zhaboonigan be compared and/or contrasted?
How could Nanabush’s actions in his different disguises be compared and contrasted? What are the similarities and/or differences between the seagull, nighthawk, and Bingo Master?
How do Highway’s stage directions present the reader and/or director with a sense of place?
How could different animal symbols be compared and contrasted? When is animal symbolism used in the play?
How could moments of naming be compared and contrasted? How does the motif of naming develop the characters?
What is the significance of music in The Rez Sisters? How do the songs function in the play?
How is bisexuality represented in the play? How could the descriptions of LGBTQ+ relationships and heterosexual relationships be compared and/or contrasted?
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