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    <description>The latest discussion, including questions and answers, from the Dutchman Group at eNotes.</description>
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        <title><![CDATA[What do you think is the key message of Dutchman by Leroi Jones/Amerit...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/dutchman/q-and-a/what-do-you-think-key-message-dutchman-by-leroi-61985</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What do you think is the key message of Dutchman by Leroi Jones/Amerit Baraka?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 3 Feb 2009 18:23:24 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Why is it called 'Dutchman'?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/dutchman/q-and-a/why-called-dutchman-61383</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Why is it called 'Dutchman'?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 1 Feb 2009 10:25:28 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[One theme discussed over and over again is race and racisism. Racial...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/dutchman/q-and-a/what-thesis-this-play-48761</link>
        <description><![CDATA[One theme discussed over and over again is race and racisism. Racial oppression and racial hatred lie at the heart of Dutchman. Yet this play is not a simplistic denunciation of racism but rather one long invective against one (in Baraka’s view ineffective) solution to racism: assimilation. Clay is a representative of the form of assimilation practiced by many of the black middle class, a pursuit of white values and culture through...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2008 12:05:34 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What is the thesis of this play?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/dutchman/q-and-a/what-thesis-this-play-48761</link>
        <description><![CDATA[What is the thesis of this play?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:24:03 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Certainly, the passengers are symbolic of society, but I believe it is...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Certainly, the passengers are symbolic of society, but I believe it is more specific than that.  They are anonymous, basically faceless.  They are certainly not presented as individuals.  They get on and off the train, but really make no progress.  This could symbolize the lack of progress America was making in race relations. Baraka's play is very much a protest against against the cycle of white domination, and the passengers are a big...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 20:43:46 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[What do the white and black passengers on the train symbolize (besides...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[What do the white and black passengers on the train symbolize (besides society) in Baraka's play &quot;Dutchman&quot;? ]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:15:32 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[It is a political drama for the racial attitudes expressed in the play,...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/dutchman/q-and-a/how-dutchman-bu-amiri-baraka-political-piece-drama-21269</link>
        <description><![CDATA[It is a political drama for the racial attitudes expressed in the play, the violence, and the sexual politics. Remember that this was first produced in 1964, when racial tensions were rising and the Women's Liberation movement just really getting underway. To have race-based insults, or even comments, flung like Lula does is highly political. Likewise, the specific charges from Lula, and the desperate attempts on Clay's part to find a way to...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2008 18:36:27 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[How is Dutchman by Amiri Baraka a political piece of drama?]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/dutchman/q-and-a/how-dutchman-bu-amiri-baraka-political-piece-drama-21269</link>
        <description><![CDATA[How is Dutchman by Amiri Baraka a political piece of drama?]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 15 Apr 2008 08:24:03 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Another thing to remember is that Leroi Jones/Baraka is calling for...]]></title>
        <link>http://www.enotes.com/dutchman/q-and-a/discuss-conflict-characterisation-dutchman-6143</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Another thing to remember is that Leroi Jones/Baraka is calling for something of a revolution in this play.  He is showing us that Clay's attempt to be &quot;white&quot; is futile and that he will never be received into &quot;white&quot; society.  It is a dark view of the dominant culture and how that culture represses minorities in particular African Americans.  The play also features a group of co-conspirators who can't be ignored.  They...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 4 Sep 2007 09:29:05 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The conflict in this wonderful play by Amiri Baraka is clearly the...]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The conflict in this wonderful play by Amiri Baraka is clearly the conflict between Lula and Clay, beginning with her seducing him, her racist comments, and clearly coming to a climax with the stabbing, and ultimate death of Clay.  The racial tension is fraught throughout the play.  Clay and Lulu are the only real characters in the play (the others on the subway play a minimal role), therefore the characterisation that you're looking...]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:04:58 PST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Discuss conflict and characterization in the play Dutchman.]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Discuss conflict and characterization in the play Dutchman.]]></description>
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        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Aug 2007 01:42:51 PST</pubDate>
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