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While its primary focus is the performative nature of white antiracism, The Thanksgiving Play also touches on several other topics commonly associated with “wokeness”—veganism, feminism, etc. What role do these play?
What is the significance of the characters’ romantic relationships? How do those relationships evolve over the course of the play, and how does this develop the play’s overall meaning?
What is the play satirizing? Choose three moments of clear satire in the text and explain what makes them satirical.
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