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It is evident that through out the play, M Butterfly written by David Henry Hwang, imperialism is an important theme. ... These issues mixed with imperialism create a powerful story of an unbalanced relationship between two characters that mirror human naiveté in their conquest to obtain power. ... We see power or dominance as a way to be respected by our peers, and to advance in areas of our lives. The more power we obtain the more self worth we have.
M. ... Rather than submitting to men for their mere egos, or because it was in the woman’s nature it was more likely they submitted to the rich western man for their own reasons like his money, power, or status. ...
In the finally of M Butteryfly Song is finally exposed as a man after both “her” and Gallimard are arrested and convicted of treason. ... The story of M Butterfly ends with Gallimard committing suicide by stabbing himself while Song casually and without emotion watches him in the stands while quietly smoking, and completes the imperialism that has come full circle when he addresses Gallimard corpse whispering “Butterfly? ...
It is so apparent that throughout M Butterfly imperialism is an important topic.
Approximate Word count = 1277
Approximate Pages = 5.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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