No Sugar: Scene- by-scene analysis Act Four: Events Questions Resolution Scene One: Cissie and David attend What does this scene show about the Moore River Sunday School to get sweets. role and place of religion in some Settlement Key Scene: Indigenous communities? This is the primary scene n the play that shows the dealings of religious people and missionaries with Indigenous Australians. The Church is shown as caring and benign but blindly optimistic. Scene Two: Mary is What is the significance of Billy holding brought into Neal’s Moore River office; we find out she is down Mary while Neal beats her? Settlement pregnant; she refuses to obey Neal, and is whipped by him. Scene Three: Mary goes to stay with How is a sense of renewal and hope Joe’s Moore River family and is embraced as one evident in this scene? Settlement of the family. Scene Four: Sister Eileen visits Neal in his How and why does Davis encourage us Moore River office to discuss the to relate to Sister Eileen’s attitudes Settlement preparations for the Australia more than to Neal’s? Day celebrations in Moore River. Scene Five: At the Australia Day Q How does bringing together the Moore River celebrations, Mr Neville gives a worlds of the different characters give Settlement speech; the Indigenous the climactic events in this scene more inhabitants parody the hymn; dramatic impact? Jimmy speaks out about the reality facing his people and then has a heart attack. Key Point: This can be seen as the climax of ‘No Sugar’ since it brings together most of the worlds of the play Mr Mr – Neville’s, Q Some critics see the singing of the and Sister as Neal’s Eileen’s, parody verse of the is a hymn ‘ There well as the world of the as indicating a moment of Happy Land’
No Sugar: Scene- by-scene analysis Act Four: Resolution Events Questions Scene One: Moore River Settlement Cissie and David attend Sunday School to get sweets. Key Scene: This is the primary scene n the play that shows the dealings of religious people and missionaries with Indigenous Australians. The Church is shown as caring and benign but blindly optimistic. What does this scene show about the role and place of religion in some Indigenous communities? Scene Two: Moore River Settlement Mary is brought into Neal’s office; we find out she is pregnant; she refuses to obey Neal, and is whipped by him. What is the significance of Billy holding down Mary while Neal beats her? Scene Three: Moore River Settlement Mary goes to stay with Joe’s family and is embraced as one of the family. How is a sense of renewal and hope evident in this scene? Scene Four: Moore River Settlement Sister Eileen visits Neal in his office to discuss the preparations for the Australia Day celebrations in Moore River. How and why does Davis encourage us to relate to Sister Eileen’s attitudes more than to Neal’s? Scene Five: Moore River Settlement At the Australia Day celebrations, Mr Neville gives a speech; the Indigenous inhabitants parody the hymn; Jimmy speaks out about the reality facing his people and then has a heart attack. Key Point: This can be seen as the climax of ‘No Sugar’ since it brings together most of the worlds of the play – Mr Neville’s, Mr Neal’s and Sister Eileen’s, as well as the world of the Q How does bringing together the worlds of the different characters give the climactic events in this scene more dramatic impact? Q Some critics see the singing of the parody verse of the hymn ‘ There is a Happy Land’ as indicating a moment of