Political uses of literature have been used in various way over the years to both create and maintain a political following. Italo Calvino states that “literature is necessary to politics above all when it gives a voice to whatever is without a voice, when it gives a name to what as yet has no name, especially to what the language of politics excludes or attempts to exclude” (1976, 98). The premise suggests that in every political undertaking, there are people who will have a voice and those who will not. Additionally, the scholar suggests that those with a voice are obligated to speak for the voiceless. Any other form of communication or literature that does not bear this is, thus, considered ineffective. Towards this end, one can argue that political use of literature is a form of art that has to be used well in order to achieve political prowess. The stated quote will be used in light of the play “Dutchman” by Amiri Baraka. The essay will corroborate the quotation by Calvino proving that political use of literature is a voice of the voiceless, a name for the nameless and a way of including the excluded. One can argue that the work gives a voice to those previously voiceless or unheard in two main ways. The first is by recognizing the impact of racism on both the racist (Lula) and the person who has been affected by the derogatory terms (Clay). It can be argued that Clay is the voice of the voiceless and unheard. Not only is he directly seduced by the Caucasian lady, but when he does not respond as desired by the white woman, he is shamed, insulted and blamed. Secondly, the work gives a voice to the unheard in regards to black people who have extremely negative attitudes toward other races that discriminate against the African race. Clay wishes he was able to kill off whites in order to stop racism in America, which can be argued to be an extreme action (Jones 24). Towards this end, one can also argue that the writer attempted to give a name to the struggle Clay was experiencing at the time. However, this was not effectively executed. On the same note, the political use of literature silences and also takes away the voice of some of the parties involved. One can argue that the work gives a general representation of two races, where Clay represents black Americans while Lula is a representation of Caucasians. Further analysis indicates that gender also plays a critical role in why the author decided the black American to be represented by a male figure while the Caucasian was represented by a female character. Towards this end, one can argue that the gender representation silences the voices of men and women in the different races. For example, the experience and voice of black women is silenced through the experience of Clay. On the same note, the voice of white male figures is taken away by the behavior and actions of Lula. This is a significant factor considering the fact that it is such generalizations that lead to bias and discriminations. The main voice in the literary work is that of Clay. It can actually be argued that Clay embodied the writer’s (Bakari’s) own personality. The nature of the main voice in the work is both of a victim and a patriarchal personality. In rega