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Essay Archive - Rogers and Hammerstein's South Pacific
Rogers and Hammerstein's South Pacific
In Rogers and Hammerstein's South Pacific, the main theme is racial
prejudices. The two main characters, Emile de Becque and Nellie Forbush are
faced with these problems as they attempt a relationship. Two other minor
characters, Lt. Joe Cable and Liat, are faced with the same dilemma. Both
Nellie and Joe Cable have a hard time copping with their own racial prejudices;
Joe loves Liat, yet cannot marry her because she is Tonkinese ; Nellie loves
Emile, but cannot marry him because of his former Polynesian wife. It is these
prejudices that set the state for what might be the most....
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