To what extent do the two texts present similar or different criticisms of society?

Both No Sugar, written by Jack Davis and once Were Warriors directed by Lee Tamohori use a number of different themes to pre move extensively sympathetic criticisms of society. In the play No Sugar, an indigenous family fork overs the injustices and problems they face with two(prenominal) the uncontaminating man and themselves. Also, in once Were Warriors we forecast a Maori family struggling to cope with the harsh life they face in their run-down residential district overrun by gangs and crime.In two texts, the audience witnesss colonialist policies in extreme poverty, substance abuse, racism, violence and the effect of disintegration of the family. A major theme that is brought to light in at a time Were Warriors and No Sugar is the do of colonialism. In both texts, the characters residualure anti-Semite(a) policies and are exploited by the white man laws and as a consequence left disenfranchised from society. In Once Were Warriors, Tamohori contrasts Jake against B eth to illustrate how the loss of ones pride and tradition ultimately leads to their downf all.Jake is described as a slave and is clearly a victim to the laws imposed from the white invasion, opposed to Beth, who knows of a better life, involving family culture and traditions rather than crime and alcoholism the two key reasons guide to Jakes demise. Similarly, in No Sugar, we see the effects of colonialism take its toll on the characters. Due to the paternalistic parting cast upon the aboriginal people by those in authority such as A. O. Neville and the Chief withstander of Aboriginals, the characters resort to crime to get by.This is apparent when Jimmy is sent a style to jail for months on end and being denied any communications between him and his family, brought about by the controlling laws cast upon the indigenous creation at the season. Similarly, both texts present this criticism of society through demonstrating the affect these incidents withdraw on all the charac ters. In No Sugar and Once Were Warriors, another criticism of the dominant society is its capacity to marginalize its native people. In No Sugar, this is evident in the majority of times the Aboriginal family is in linkup with the local Sergeant and Constable.Jimmy Six months I can do that on me fuckin head. Sergeant Ill see what I can do. In this scene, Jimmy and Sam have been jailed in the Northam police station. This scene, and many like it which follow, parades the injustices these characters face, and the paternalistic behavior of the government at the time. For this reason, the characters in the book were separated from their families and incarcerated for months and in that time, endured racist treatment while in prison. Comparable to this, Once Were Warriors depicts a racist society in a similar manner and through similar circumstances.The Heke family reside in a slum on the outskirts of the city. The family occupies a run-down government funded house in a suburb where crime and conflict with the police is an public occurrence. Despite being in a similar situation to the characters in No Sugar, due to the time difference, the family in Once Were Warriors are looked after by a better understanding government and legitimate system. This is evident when we see the son Mark in conflict with the law for misbehavior, consequently being sent to a youth camp.Unlike No Sugar, the camp that Mark is sent to proves to be a verifying change in his life, one which ultimately alters the trends of his own family when he returns home. Compared to No Sugar, the racist treatment of these characters basically produces a negative impact within their own lives and the lives of their families. Nevertheless, the creators purposely portray this theme in both texts to highlight it within our society, and in effect, through analyzing both texts the audience can notice significant gains that the characters from Once Were Warriors benefit from while the characters from No Sugar suffer as a result.Exposed in both texts, as a result of lost pride, was the theme of substance abuse, namely alcohol. Within the two texts, alcohol abuse plays a significant design in only the lives of the men, ultimately determining their behavior towards the others. In Once Were Warriors, the presence of alcohol is apparent in the majority of scenes. The main character, Jake The Muss, relies on alcohol as a coping mechanism for the harsh, marginalized life he leads, but the affect it has on him and his family proves to be detrimental. A decisive example of this is the night that Gracie commits suicide subsequent to her uncle raping her.Throughout the whole incident, Jake remains drunk and seems to be impassive to his daughters death. The next morning we see Jake, still with a bottle in his hand potable away his troubles. No Sugar also portrays the theme of alcohol abuse Jimmy Munday and Sam Millimurra, his brother-in-law have been drinking heavily and they begin to fight in a wild lumbering manner. The scene has a humorous tone especially when Gran breaks up the fight, however on a serious direct it expresses the problems the characters face because of their isolation and impotence.In both texts, the theme of substance abuse is displayed intentionally to further depict the despair and disempowerment the characters face and the way in which their lives and the people around them are impacted upon. Highlighted in both texts was the way the indigenous characters, who were once proud people, become lowered to impotent helpless figures. As we see in Once Were Warriors, the unstable Jake used his fist to release the pain, anguish and frustration he feels as Jakes wife Beth states, Youre still a slave, to your fist, to your drink, to yourself. Likewise, in No Sugar, Jimmy is portrayed as a bitter character suffering the effect of extensive alcohol abuse.In both texts, the creators include these characters to demonstrate the frustrating effects of life w ithout power and what its like to be entirely disenfranchised from society as well as their traditional ways and culture. Throughout No Sugar and Once Were Warriors, Tamohori and Davis recognize the mediator utilization that the women played Beth and Gracie in Once Were Warriors and Gran and Milly in No Sugar.A significant scene which reveals Beths affair in the family occurs when she comforts Gracie the only gentle soul amongst the tough family, subsequent to being physically abuse by Jake. It wont be easy, just gotta find the money we will, I promise. This demonstrates the reassuring attitude Beth, as a mother, has towards her children despite the severe events that occur in the family, as well as the significant role in keeping her family strong and together.In the same way, Gran displays the sense of comfort and conciliation in No Sugar. Unlike Beth, Gran produces this sense of comfort through constantly resorting to their own peoples traditional songs. The innovation of G ran is paramount to the survival of those around her in that through her knowledge of traditional Aboriginal ways, she brings comfort, detain and take to of a better future at times where something so out of reach seems possible.The societies shown in Once Were Warriors and No Sugar are similarly presented in a critical light as both Davis and Tamohori demonstrate the conditions brought about by the effects of colonialism. Both texts also depict the power of women, and the hope they provide the surrounding characters for a better future. Both texts, intentionally, finish in a similar way in that the audience are instilled with a sense of hope that through reconnection with their heritage the characters may unhorse the control of the oppressive society they inhabit.