Who is the protagonist in the Good Samaritan by Rene Saldana jr?

Answer 1

The story is in the form of a parable or allegory- it is likely in a real sense a fictional sermon. a man is ( in modern terms) Mugged in a remote location, presumably a desert. Three passersby observe his plight- a Priest ( more like a modern Rabbi), a Levite (again a religious official, different rank_ and the title character the Good Samaritan. To oversimplify- the Priest and Levite just (walk on by) there is no conversation between the characters- but the Samaritan actually helps the injured man, binds up his wounds, etc- hence the charitable usage of the term . I always thought it was a lesson sermon- not something that actually happened- by the way the Jewish Priests may well have been bound by some code not to interfere with the Underlings or lower classes or castes- something akin to a Blood Taboo- which is another story. There have been tragedies involving accident victims being taken to the (inferior) minority hospital and dying en-route or shortly afterward- Bessie Smith in l937 ( the OTHER l937) died in this tragic fashion. She may have lived if they took her to the White hospital. it could not happen today, thankfully.