A Soldier’s Play (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Charles Fuller
- First Published: 1981
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Detective and mystery
- Time of Work: 1944
- Setting: Fort Neal, Louisiana
- Genres: Social realism, Drama, Mystery and detective drama, War drama
- Subjects: African Americans, Racism, Suicide, Murder or homicide, South or Southerners, 1940’s, Detectives, Liberalism, Military life or service, Soldiers, Baseball, Work or workers
- Locales: Fort Neal, LA
Characters Discussed
Captain Richard Davenport, a black lawyer and military officer attached to the 343d Military Police Corps Unit. Davenport investigates the murder of Tech/Sergeant Vernon C. Waters. Ignoring the prejudiced statements and threats of Captain Charles Taylor, Davenport dispassionately fulfills his job and discovers that Private First Class Melvin Peterson murdered Waters while Private Tony Smalls watched. After the discovery, Davenport returns to his unit while the other men prepare to go to the front.
Captain Charles Taylor, a white man in his mid-to...
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