Bigger They Are
Articles » Scholarly, peer reviewed
Author/Creator
Jason Jobin
Northern Review, no. 46, Northern Literature, 2017, pp. 137-166
Description
Short story.
Looks at the parallels between two plays in terms of the subject matter and the dramatic techniques used. For example, bingo, is used as a symbol and illustration of women's consumerism and of the spiritual emptiness in their lives.
Discusses the controversy over whether the British general deliberately distributed blankets infected with smallpox as a method of decimating the population of Delaware, Shawnee, and Mingo Indians surrounding Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania during Pontiac's War.