Saturday, March 16, 2019

The Dutchman - Oppression of the Black Man :: Amiri Baraka Dutchman Essays

The Dutch troops - Oppression of the Black Man The Dutchman is not a antic that you would take a child to. There is no optimism, no intrust of a better future, and certainly no hero. It did, however, point off some(prenominal) flaws in society, namely the white mans oppression black men. The entire communion between Lula and clay demonstrates that, even as society had become much aware of the social inequalities imposed on minorities, much of society even-tempered regarded minorities with utter contempt. It did not come as a surprise that the stereotypes that both white and black individuals were present in the play despite heightened humans awareness at the time. Such stereotypes are evidenced by Lula saying, ". . .youre a well-kn proclaim type . . . I know the type very well," and Clay responding, "Without knowing us specifically?" (12). Stereotypes are the first walls to break through with(predicate) when associating with a member of another race or culture. Lulas continual parsimoniousness on Clays "Uncle Tom" stereotype seems to be not simply her own ignorance, but it symbolizes the entire white peoples ignorance of black people before and during the proterozoic 60s. At the end of the play, some of the root causes of most oppression--from forcing Native Americans on reservations to the lack of social equality at the time the book was written--is pointed out tyranny of the majority and lack of sympathy for the oppressed. When Lula tells the people who are move on the subway to "Get this man off me," "Open the gate and throw his body out," and "all of you get off at the beside stop" (37), the crowd of people obeys without hesitance. The people in the subway--the majority--allow one man to be murdered and do not even give it a second thought. This is yet another metaphor for white people act a blind eye to human suffering. Everyone gets off the subway, acting as if nothing has happened. Th e fact that the other

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