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Analysis of Racism and Colonialism
By Matthew Thompson

In the play Ti-Jean and his brothers playwright
by Derek Walcott tells the fable about three youngman challenged to defeat the Devil. The play is set in a place in the Caribbean, not specified. Ti-Jean and his brothers seems to be of black, Caribbean descent. Throughout the prologue ,the author characterized the devil as a racist (caucasian) Colonizer and brothers as the vicitms of his racist oppression.
One of the Devil's disguise is as the Planter the owner of a large Cotton and Sugar Cane plantation in the Caribbean where Colonial slaves owners' were notorious for their violence and brutality.
For both Mi-Jean and Gros-Jean, the Devil's racism is what leads to their demise; Mi-Jean was upset that the old man implies he his equal to an "ape" getting anry,loses his bet with Devil. Similarily Gros-Jean become upset with the Planter for various reasons. Planter's racism prevents him from remembering Gros-Jean's name through the brothers' faith Walcott cast racism and colonialism as systems literally endanger the lives of black Caribbean peoples. By drawing  the readers attention to the Devil's racism.

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Sakari Morris                                                                                                                                                                                         IN the play Ti-Jean and his brothers symbolism is used fr example Gros-Jean represents strength

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Jonathan Folkes
In the play Ti-Jean and his brothers symbolism is used in many ways to help explain the story. For example Gros-Jean represents strength

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Jashayne Mcdonald 2R - In act 1, in the play 'Ti - Jean and his brothers', it mainly talks about Gros Jean. He is a hardworking character which symbolizes physical strength. He is self centered but you can see that he is a very determined character. The theme of the play on a whole is about oppression. In the play it shows how Gros Jean went to a plantation in search for money. The white man represents the plantation owner and Gros Jean represents the slaves.

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In the play we can see the use of symbolism to express the theme of oppression. One example of symbolism is Gros-Jean, his name represents his behavior very well as he sets out on his quest for wealth. Gros-Jean is a strong, self-centred person who is tested by the devil and loses due to his big ego. In the play, Gros-Jean is a representation of the slaves since he works very hard for the planter even though the planter disrespects his name. KAEDEN BROWN 2R

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Tajae Cruickshank 2R                                                                                                                                                                           In the play "Ti- jean and His Brothers", Derek uses symbolism to highlight the theme of one's physical strength. One symbol used that is used to represent this theme is the character of  Gros-Jean. Gros-Jean is a character in the play written by Derek Walcott.  Gros-Jean was the eldest of his three brothers and the first to take up and lose the devil's challenge. In the play Gros-Jean's name meant strength. He was very strong and it was mentioned that he had an "arm of iron". He was a very selfish, self-centered, hard of hearing character. He believed that strength physically was all that he needed, which made him seem mentally weak which is the reason he was easily defeated by the devil. In the play Gros-Jean symbolizes physical strength and the need for mental strength

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Jashayne Mcdonald 2R - In act 1, in the play 'Ti - Jean and his brothers', it mainly talks about Gros Jean. He is a hardworking character which symbolizes physical strength. He is self centered but you can see that he is a very determined character. The theme of the play on a whole is about oppression. In the play it shows how Gros Jean went to a plantation in search for money. The white man represents the plantation owner and Gros Jean represents the slaves.

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Giovanni Green 2R - In the play called Ti-jean and His Brothers by  The hut represents poverty.

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Symbolism Analysis of the Bolom - Ms. Osbourne.

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Symbolism Analysis of the Bolom - Ms. Osbourne.

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In the play “Ti-jean and His Brothers”, Derek Walcott uses symbolism to highlight the theme of oppression. One symbol that is used to portray this theme is the character of the Bolom. The Bolom, a spirit of an unborn fetus, is a creature of a St. Lucian folklore: “Of a child which was strangled, who never saw the earth light through the hinge of the womb” (Walcott, 31). In the play, the Bolom is symbolic of the abandoned and oppressed human potential during the time of slavery by the white slave master.