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A 4 page paper which examines how men are depicted in each of these African-American plays. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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black men who move their families north to Pittsburgh (not coincidentally also Wilsons hometown) to redefine their lives far beyond the spectre of slavery (Austin 13). These men cope
in a variety of ways with some attempting to assimilate into the white mans world in a classic case of, if you cant beat them, join them; others suffer in
a stoic silence; while still others hold close their slave legacy for they refuse to in any way "compromise their African heritage" (Austin 13). In Jitney and Seven Guitars,
Wilson explores the struggles of several men who are trying valiantly to establish their own identity. Jitney explores themes of "family, community, responsibility, and integrity" and revolves around the lives
of a group of cab drivers that work at a Pittsburgh Hill District jitney station owned by Becker in the early 1970s (Heard 93). There is the hustling Shealy,
the practical and fraternal Doub, Fielding, Turnbo, and Youngblood. For them, the jitney doesnt simply represent their livelihood; it is an extended family life (Jones 14). But unlike
the others, Doub does not concern himself with the jitney stations inevitable demise. Hell do whatever he can to keep it going, but "if that dont work, I guess
Ill just run the bus line until something else happens" (Quoted in Shannon 62). Doub is a man comfortable in his place in the world, and Youngblood is trying
to find his. He came back from Vietnam with a renewed belief in America, and when the jitney is finally demolished, Youngblood has enough money saved to purchase a
house for his girlfriend and son in Penn Hills. The definitive male relationships in Jitney involve Becker and his son Booster, who are reunited after Boosters release from prison for
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