Character Relationship Map: Dutchman

Characters

• Lula (played by Shirley Knight) — protagonist

  A white woman who encounters a black man on a New York City subway. She is one of the two central characters in this psychological drama, portrayed by Shirley Knight.

• Clay (played by Al Freeman Jr.) — protagonist

  A black man who meets Lula while riding the subway in New York City. He serves as the male counterpart to Lula in this intense subway-set drama, played by Al Freeman Jr.

• Subway rider (played by Frank Lieberman) — supporting
• Subway rider (played by Robert Calvert) — supporting
• Subway rider (played by Howard Bennett) — supporting
• Subway rider (played by Sandy McDonald) — supporting
• Subway rider (played by Dennis Alaba Peters) — minor
• Subway rider (played by Keith James) — minor
• Subway rider (played by Devon Hall) — minor

Story Analysis

Racial tensions and violence in America

Plot Progression

1. The Subway Encounter
2. The Provocation
3. The Explosion
4. The Aftermath