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The Baptism Summary & Study Guide Description
The Baptism Summary & Study Guide includes comprehensive information and analysis to help you understand the book. This study guide contains the following sections:
This detailed literature summary also contains Further Reading on The Baptism by Amiri Baraka.
The Baptism Plot Summary
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The Baptism is a one-act play that takes place inside a Baptist church in New York City during the early 1960s. The play opens with the Minister and the Homosexual speaking to each other and running in place. The Minister wants to save the Homosexual's soul, but the Homosexual is making cynical comments about the Minister and religion in general.
The Boy enters the church carrying a bag. The Minister
sees him as an innocent child interested in being baptized, and the Homosexual
sees him as "rough trade," a slang term for a male prostitute who engages in
violent sex acts. The Boy admits that he has committed some sins. The
Homosexual attempts to distract the Boy by dropping his trousers, revealing
that he is wearing red leotards. This angers the Minister, who rushes at the
Homosexual. The Homosexual defends himself by saying that he is "the...
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