Dream on Monkey Mountain is staged in two parts of three scenes each, with a prologue and an

epilogue. Part 1 opens with the prologue, set in a jail cell, where Corporal Lestrade harangues
Makak and his two cell mates, Souris and Tigre. Makak, in an effort to defend himself, begins to
describe his vision of a white woman on Monkey Mountain. The next three scenes of part 1
follow Makak and his companion, Moustique, from Monkey Mountain to Quatre Chemins
Market, as Makak pursues his dream of kingship in Africa. Moustique first derides then takes
advantage of Makak’s dreams and ostensible healing powers, eventually dying at the end of part
1. Part 2 returns to the jail cell, from which Makak and his cell mates escape to Monkey
Mountain and are followed by the corporal. The corporal and Souris become Makak’s apostles,
and in scene 3—an extravagant court scene—Makak is glorified as king. The epilogue returns
again to the jail cell: it is the following morning, and Makak is released from jail.

1. What is the significance of the title?

2. Characterize Corporal Lestrade and compare him with other characters. Why Corporal is
exhibitionist?
3. What is meant by double-consciousness?
4. Characterize Makak. What is Makak’s real name? Why he has forgotten his name?
5. What is the significance of white woman/while moon?
6. What is mimicry? Why the black imitate the whites?