First, let's analyze the character of the protagonist Luce.
1. Luce likes Independence Day because it represents freedom, strength, individuality.
2. Loos agreed with Franz Fanon's political view that the use of violence is the only means of liberation from oppression.
3. Luce doesn't like symbolism. Luce means light. From the dialogue in the play, we can tell that this name is not suitable for black people. His name symbolizes the expectations of parents and schools. Tough guy weeps before Luce speaks his name
4. Luce is a student. In the final speech, he found himself. Luce wanted to be himself, and was unwilling to be the light in the black box that his parents' school government expected.
There are several important characters in the play that need to be paid attention to, white parents, white Oliji, yellow girl Stephen, black teacher, black Sean, black Corey.
There are several important events in the play, 1. Illegal fireworks in lockers. 2. Sister Stephen's party rumors. 3. Black Sean is hiding drugs in the locker. 4. The black teacher Luce's showdown with the school.
Because many events have no positive explanations, they can only be guessed, but there is a certain logic in the events. Sequential motivation and character relationship can be linked
1. Black Sean hid drugs in a locker, and was "reasonably suspected" by a black teacher who likes to classify students, and he treated Sean as a hot chicken among black people to the police. Sean put the illegal fireworks into the shared locker again and was found by the teacher again. So Sean said at that time, "Why me and not you?" Because he knew the teacher was covering up Luce. Luce was dissatisfied with the discrimination and told Sean that he would change it. The two began to join forces.
2. The matter of the sister Stephen, Stephen had an indescribable incident with a few people at the party held by Oliji. Stephen claimed that he was drunk, but he knew very well that Luce was not involved. Stephen had a good impression of Luce and said He is the best boyfriend I have ever met. The rumor was spread by Oriji, and Corey claimed that the accident was all the fault of Luce and Oriji. Both of them expressed that they didn't want to be Sean, and Luce patted the two of them on the chest and nothing would happen. After Stephen told his white mother that he had been unfairly treated, he sent a text message to Luce, saying that he had met his parents and wanted to talk to Luce. That's when the two might start trading.
3. The black teacher and Luce gradually evolved from teacher and student to enemy due to various misunderstandings and frictions. Sean, whose scholarship was cancelled, the promiscuous party with his brother, the little fan girl Stephen, the white parents who don't trust him, the black teacher who is symbolic, and the self who has been suppressing his own nature, are all incentives to happen on the same line. In the end, Luce succeeded in getting the school to expel the teacher. Luce told the teacher that it is not up to you to decide who should receive the light in the black box. The teacher went back again, yes, you pushed me back into the black box, just like I lost Sean's scholarship. You still need to learn more.
In the end, I may have overlooked my teacher sister, I think she is also quite miserable, living like a pet, and then being abandoned and having a mental breakdown. Because of this, I feel that the teacher has a lot of responsibility, so I didn't mention it. It's a good thing to report schools for possession of drugs and encourage girls to fight for their rights.
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