Often times old but true messages in classical works can be lost in the dialogue and cues of its past time; modern reimaginings of such works help to exemplify the message and even build forth based on the culture of the one adapting it. I propose to reimagine Shakespeare's The Tempest through the perspective of a college age American Indian.
First I would set the story possibly in the southwest United States; the protagonist would be the American indian, and her struggle to ease into a national "American" identity while trying to balance the traditions of her heritage would serve as the initial conflict. Instead of an island she could possibly flee into the wilderness, overwhelmed by peer pressure aswell as cultural pressure (much like Phillip fled his failing relationship and career). The final confrontation could bring her family or friends that "pressure" her to come to their senses, understanding the stress of her situation. The major theme would be the struggle to fit and assimilate into a society without losing ones personal and cultural identity.
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