1. In "The Play," there is quite a discrepancy in the diction used to describe the European settlers vs. the African slaves. What is the difference and why would Wilson choose to describe them this

way?

In "The Play," there is quite a discrepancy in the diction used to describe the European settlers vs.  the African slaves is described below in detail.

Explanation:

Colonialism stretched even greatly; because of what they believed they understood about Africa – home of fantastical beasts and headhunters, workers, "backward communities" and so on – the colonial authorities conducted to establish themselves that they were suppressing Africans (and others) for their own advantage.

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