In the Wine Time (Masterplots II: African American Literature Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Ed Bullins
- First Published: 1969
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Naturalism
- Time of Work: The early 1950’s
- Setting: A side street in a large Northern industrial city
- Principal Characters: Cliff Dawson, Lou Dawson, Ray
- Genres: Domestic realism, Naturalistic literature, Drama
- Subjects: 1950’s, African Americans, Values, Family or family life, United States or Americans, Memory, Teenagers, Poverty or poor people, Inner cities or inner-city life, Alcohol
- Locales: United States
The Play
The play begins with a moderately long prologue, which may be likened to a soliloquy, spoken years later by the adult Ray. This device provides a context that distances the action that follows, sets the urban scene, gives a wistful tone, introduces the special, inward, and sensitive personality of Ray, and establishes his experience and point of view as the focus of attention and meaning. In poetic prose, Ray shares his memory of what for him has turned out to be the most meaningful event of his last “wine time” summer, his daily, brief meetings with a mysterious...
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