Story revolves around the character of Margaret
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Running head: THE AMEN CORNER
THE AMEN CORNER
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THE AMEN CORNER
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THE AMEN CORNER2
The most popular African American’ novelist, as well as essayist James Baldwin’s first
attempt to write a dramatic play, was through the American Corner. It was written during the
time of 1950, published in the year 1968 and first performed on stage in the year 1965.
From the first chapter, we get to know that the character Margaret is the female pastor of
the church. She is the main protagonist of the story. The story revolves around the character of
Margaret in itself. In the opening chapter of the dramatic play, we get to know that Margaret is
giving a sermon. The session is taking place in the church amidst many people. Hymns were
being sung which was being accompanied by the background song which was played by David,
the eighteen-year-old boy of Margaret. There comes the point when Mrs Ida Jackson goes
forward near the Pulpit while holding onto her baby who is severely sick. She goes forward to
seek advice from Margaret about saving her sick child. On hearing this, Margaret advises her to
save her child from being sicker; she must leave her husband (Baldwin, James 4-8). Thus, from
the first chapter, the readers get a clear idea that the character Margaret was very much devoted
to her religion and had little issues over marriage as she advised the lady to leave her husband.
The second setting of the chapter takes place in the apartment of Margaret which is attached to
that of the church, in the presence of Margaret, her son David, her sister Odessa and the presence
of the three elders of the church. Margaret’s husband Luke arrives very much unexpectedly. In
the meeting where everybody was present, he cleared the misconception that Margaret has told it
to everybody that he was the one to leave her along with her son. On the contrary, it was
Margaret who left him. Both of them together had another child who died, and the blame of the
tragedy was given on Luke. It is by blaming Luke, Margaret had abandoned him to pursue a full
religious kind of life. However, Luke then breaks down because of illness and has been made to
lie down on the bed of the apartment of Margaret. Though everybody pleads in front of
The most popular African American’ novelist, as well as essayist James Baldwin’s first
attempt to write a dramatic play, was through the American Corner. It was written during the
time of 1950, published in the year 1968 and first performed on stage in the year 1965.
From the first chapter, we get to know that the character Margaret is the female pastor of
the church. She is the main protagonist of the story. The story revolves around the character of
Margaret in itself. In the opening chapter of the dramatic play, we get to know that Margaret is
giving a sermon. The session is taking place in the church amidst many people. Hymns were
being sung which was being accompanied by the background song which was played by David,
the eighteen-year-old boy of Margaret. There comes the point when Mrs Ida Jackson goes
forward near the Pulpit while holding onto her baby who is severely sick. She goes forward to
seek advice from Margaret about saving her sick child. On hearing this, Margaret advises her to
save her child from being sicker; she must leave her husband (Baldwin, James 4-8). Thus, from
the first chapter, the readers get a clear idea that the character Margaret was very much devoted
to her religion and had little issues over marriage as she advised the lady to leave her husband.
The second setting of the chapter takes place in the apartment of Margaret which is attached to
that of the church, in the presence of Margaret, her son David, her sister Odessa and the presence
of the three elders of the church. Margaret’s husband Luke arrives very much unexpectedly. In
the meeting where everybody was present, he cleared the misconception that Margaret has told it
to everybody that he was the one to leave her along with her son. On the contrary, it was
Margaret who left him. Both of them together had another child who died, and the blame of the
tragedy was given on Luke. It is by blaming Luke, Margaret had abandoned him to pursue a full
religious kind of life. However, Luke then breaks down because of illness and has been made to
lie down on the bed of the apartment of Margaret. Though everybody pleads in front of
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