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Lula The Dutchman
"Dutchman", a play by LeRoi Jones, draws the audience into a controversial that concentrates on the subjects of race and privilege. The two main characters in this play are Lula and Clay. They are a portrayal of two restricting strengths of the high contrast character to a lesser degree because of manliness and gentility. The play, occurring inside a moving subway train ride with Clay and Lulu sitting together, and later with passengers, merges the sharp strains that certainly incite a thrilling and risky end. Lula, described as a flirtatious, seductive white woman who is a truly conflicting and strange character, whose direct is as silly as it is beguiling. Her character is shown of the sort of regular poisonous quality that Jones portrays

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