Dutchman (Masterplots, Revised Second Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Amiri Baraka
- First Published: 1964
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Political
- Time of Work: 1960’s
- Setting: New York City
- Principal Characters: Clay, Lula
- Genres: Social realism, Drama, Mythological literature
- Subjects: African Americans, 1960’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Racism, Sex or sexuality, Murder or homicide, New York City, Prejudices or antipathies, Violence, Liberalism, Subways
- Locales: New York, NY
The Story:
Scene i. Clay and Lula exchanged glances as Clay sat inside a subway car pulling into a station and Lula stood outside waiting to board. At first, Clay smiled at Lula “without a trace of self-consciousness,” but then he felt a growing sense of embarrassment. The smile that crossed Lula’s face was “premeditated.” After eating an apple, Lula offered one to Clay. She attempted to engage him in sexual banter, and she ridiculed him for adopting the posture and dress of the white middle class, telling him, “You look like death eating a soda cracker.”...
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