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• Use of Humor

  Brent has a Ph.D. in American Culture, specializing in film studies, from the University of Michigan. She is a freelance writer and teaches courses in the history of American cinema. In the following essay, Brent discusses the use of humor in Childress’s play.

• Blacks in the Abstract versus ‘Flesh and Blood Niggers’

  In the following essay on Wine in the Wilderness, the author discusses the idea of the play’s protagonist as the ‘‘true Africentrist’’ in the midst of the intersections of class, race, and gender.

• Feminism Overcomes

  In the following essay, the author discusses the protagonist’s feminism and how her individual spirit overcomes the cultural limitations of patriarchy and race that surround her.

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1. Wine in the Wilderness: Introduction
2. Wine in the Wilderness: Summary
3. Wine in the Wilderness: Alice Childress Biography
4. Wine in the Wilderness: Characters
5. Wine in the Wilderness: Themes
6. Wine in the Wilderness: Style
7. Wine in the Wilderness: Historical Context
8. Wine in the Wilderness: Critical Overview
9. Wine in the Wilderness: Essays and Criticism
   1. Use of Humor
   2. Blacks in the Abstract versus ‘Flesh and Blood Niggers’
   3. Feminism Overcomes
10. Wine in the Wilderness: Compare and Contrast
11. Wine in the Wilderness: Topics for Further Study
12. Wine in the Wilderness: Media Adaptations
13. Wine in the Wilderness: Bibliography and Further Reading
14. Wine in the Wilderness: Pictures
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