1. Creating Space: The Dramatic Use of Lies in Dutchman
... man. The audience becomes sensitive to Lula's attack on Clay and eagerly waits to hear his rebuttal. The dramatic effect of Lula's lies in the form of offensive assumptions and name-calling combined with Clay's passivity towards Lula's remarks function to make the audience think about society's ... shocked into thinking about the basis of her statement and the possible societal misconceptions that influence it. Lula's ambivalence to the offense in her statements creates the space for the audience to question what Baraka meant when he stated that his characters were "the spirit of America...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate