"These Islands are Yours"::Neo-Colonialism as seen in Derek Walcott's Viva Detroit
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This paper examines the dynamics of Neo-colonialism via tourism, sex tourism, and foreign investment as seen in Nobel laureate Derek Walcott's play Viva Detroit. In the drama tourism is seen as the precursor to invasion. Tourism is the driving force that leads to a retaking of former colonies by different agents through different means. Foremost among the tools of the takeover are media induced perceptions of hedonism, foreign purchase of prime property, economic relegation of local populations, and notions of integration between populations through romantic liaisons. The paper also explores the author's intimation that the island takeover in some ways parallels the failure of the U.S. auto industry to adjust to the emergence of the Japanese auto industry. Viva Detroit is an unpublished two-act comedy written in 1990. It is set on the island of Saint Lucia in the late 20th century. The male protagonist is an island hustler named Sonny who trades sex for baubles until he meets his match in a tourist looking for more than fun in the sun. Sonny takes on several roles in order to seduce female travelers. The female antagonist is an upper middle class American photographer named Pat, who has returned to the island to purchase property. The character Pat doubles in a second role. In support of these two characters is the bartender named Ignacius who performs a balancing act between the two. The three characters are representative of the Caribbean (not in order, and with some overlap) as past, present, and future. The play engages the important issue of what happens to a small island population when it is overwhelmed by tourism.
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