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Plays and texts all raise questions hat need to be answered. Jack Davis, through his play 'No Sugar' raises questions about the survival of the Aboriginal culture from the devastating impacts of colonialism. However, Davis omits the use of dramatic closure in his play, as to force the audience to answer these questions themselves, rather than relying on answers provided in the play.

Many questions about the Aboriginal culture are conveyed through the character Jimmy. Throughout the play he challenges the authority of the 'white' culture and refuses to submit to it. This refusal to adapt his behaviour to fit 'white' etiquette is most visible in Act one scene 5 when he is arrested and goes to court. Within this scene Jimmy answers only to that name, rather than the anglicised 'James Emmanuel Munday' and speaks brashly and without thought of consequences. He refuses to back down to the 'white' establishment of court, and therefore to 'white' colonialism. Jimmy is seen as a kind of......

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