In 's play
Walsh, the question of stereotypical characters needs to be examined from a
social and historical perspective. Stereotype is defined as...
... a simplified and standardized conception or image invested with
special meaning and held in common by members of a group
Native Americans in American history are shown as noble warriors
or shifty and even often inebriated, broken
individuals.
In this play, we see the "Native characters" as any
human beings: they are shown to be proud and fearless warriors, people devoted to each otherin
particular, their familiesand even as undesirable characters: not stereotypical.
Often we learn about specific characters by studying others around them. James Walsh
sees the Indians as equals. He disregards a difference between himself and Indians: skin color
means nothing to him. Walsh sees Indians as people, not as "aliens" in his country.
When an Indian named Crow Eagle (and others) steal a metal washing tub from Mrs. Anderson,
Walsh...
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