Dream on Monkey Mountain (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Derek Walcott
- First Published: 1970
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Surrealistic
- Time of Work: Unspecified
- Setting: A West Indian Island
- Principal Characters: Makak, Moustique, Corporal Lestrade, Tigre
- Genres: Drama, Allegory
- Subjects: 1960’s, Self-discovery, Caribbean, Colonialism, Race, Revolutions, Dreams, Individuality
- Locales: West Indies, Islands
The Play
Derek Walcott has described Dream on Monkey Mountain play as a “dream” that “exists as much in the given minds of its principal characters as in that of its writer.” This accurate description of the illogical progression of action must be taken into account when confronting this strange play. A surrealistic fable, the play does not adhere to the tenets of a realistic narrative. Since it concerns Makak’s belief in an unseen force (a white goddess) and the power of his imagination to will unnatural events to happen, it is appropriate that the reader,...
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