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augustwilson-62	Bell, Christopher	Subverting the Role of Les Lieux de Mémoire: Alaga Syrup as a Symbol in King Hedley II	2020	13	.pdf	application/pdf	7574	517	78	The current website for Alaga Syrup revels in the company’s beginnings, featuring the following copy: “100 years ago, ALAGA Syrup Company found the secret formula for the ‘Sweetness of the South’ when the original cane syrup recipe was created in 1906. d u 1 Subverting the Role of Les Lieux de Memoire: Alaga Syrup as a Symbol in King Hedley II By Christopher Bell Associate Professor of English, University of North Georgia While the Alaga Billboard may evoke fond memories for those who recognize it, by the 1980s the Hill District, the setting of the play, was a food desert, a community wherein no healthy food options exist, and the product was no longer available in the neighborhood, rendering the presence of the Alaga billboard a negative symbol which complements Wilson’s depiction of the neighborhood as one that steadily declines during the second half of the Twentieth Century.	cache/augustwilson-62.pdf	txt/augustwilson-62.txt