LeRoi Jones Better Known As Amiri Baraka Is A Magnificent Writer, And Not Only T

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Term Paper Title	LeRoi Jones Better Known As Amiri Baraka Is A Magnificent Writer, And Not Only T
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LeRoi Jones better known as Amiri Baraka is a magnificent writer, and not only that, he has a flare for story telling like no other. Baraka uses vivid images, syntax, and provoking language to maintain his audiences' attention in his play The Dutchman. The aspects of the play that caught my attention the most was Baraka using a white woman to represent this racist and deceitful society we call America. Baraka also uses sexual inuendos, and the biggest taboo of them all an interracial sexual relationship between a black man and white woman as a metaphor to reinforce how African American's and Caucasians shield themselves from the harsh realities of the world in order to remain sane. Baraka also touches upon the idea of how white people think they will be able to understand the Black experience when in fact they will never understand the psychological effects that African Americans have endured. The one thing that I want my audience to understand is the time period in which Baraka wrote this poem; It was 1964, and it was also in the heat of the civil rights movement. African Americans were also progressing in America, we were able to obtain an education equal to Caucasians, and we were taking full advantage of these opportunities.

Throughout this play there are many instances where Baraka uses imagery to visually entice his audience. The opening of the play does this,and is used to set up the scenery. "In the flying underbelly of the city. Steaming hot, and summer on top, outside. Underground. The subway heaped in modern myth." This introductory passage is filled with hidden messages and a vivid use of imagery. The words "underbelly,steaming,hot,on top,and underground" suggests not only sexual connotations, also gives off the impression that something is trying to be hidden because it is some eyes immoral. I have come to this conclusion because of the sexual nature of this play. When Baraka used this method of syntax he invited one to think of sex. Being in a steaming hot environment on top of someone's "under-belly" is to me expressing extremely erotic thoughts. The word underground makes all of these sexual desires seem like something that on would have to do without detection, thus the theory that I previously introduced interracial sexual relationships especially those between a black man and white woman is taboo. The last sentence of the passage enables the reader to obtain some insight as to what kind of genre this play should be viewed in. ...

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