Give two possible themes for "Battle Royal." Give examples from the story to support your answer.

"" is chapter one of 's novel .  Many of the themes that
run throughout the book are present in chapter one.  The two themes that I will discuss from
this chapter are oppression and sexual objectification. 

Let's look at
oppression in "Battle Royal" first.  What I find interesting about this chapter is
that the events of the chapter not only show that the narrator is oppressed because of his skin
color, but the chapter also shows that women are oppressed.   

The narrator
is asked to give a speech at a gathering of the town's leading white citizens, and the narrator
is both proud and excited for the opportunity.  Unfortunately, the narrator is forced to take
part in the evening's "entertainment."

Everyone
praised me and I was invited to give the speech at a gathering of the town's leading white
citizens. It was a triumph for the whole community.

It was in the main
ballroom of the leading hotel. When I got there I discovered that it was on the...