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RA Essay (Money (desperate tone ("hes all we've got" 144),…
RA Essay
Money
evidence of money problems in almost every page of the short story
desperate tone
"hes all we've got" 144
money drove working conditions
root cause of why people worked
main conflict in story
driving force of every decision
how it would benefit the business to make more money
"everything is okay if it is financially beneficial"
family connections
pressure for men to succeed to support family
choose between working or spending time with family
connection to evelyn and narrator
example of her getting mad for not helping her
sacrifices made
men should work to make money
narrator does what he can to keep family under one roof
even going against morals
not a good gut feeling about sam but overlooks it to do what is best to support family and business
Justification for decisions
need the money
did it for my family
better for business
mr A justifies decisions by saying its better for business
"everything is okay if it financially beneficial"
timeline of historical context 1990's
42% workers reported their companies downsizing
increased pressure in workplace
narrator "knows he's not key player" so pressure143
rash or last minute decisions made out of fear or pressure
pressure comes out in employees in bottom of page 144
extent people go to, to save their jobs
fear of getting fired
do whats better for business or morals?
recession began 1990
started to recover 1992
increased employment
written to portray similarities of real working conditions
when CIBD was written
people couldn't afford to go to amusement parks
evidence of decline in story
"worst decline in 10 years" 143
characters in story know things are bad (do not hide it)
make connection of failing economy instilling change in workplace
not physically bad conditions but instead mentally bad
Somewhat type of dystopian enviornment
philosophical control?
morality? or what is better for business?
conform or change beliefs to do what is better for business or keep job
extent people go to, to save their jobs
Mr. A doesn't want to get police involved
police are meant to keep people safe
to keep reputation
Workplace atmosphere
need to keep illusion of perfect world
pretend like business wasn't going down hill
pressure to keep declining business look acceptable, even if morality is violated
unsafe working conditions
gangs
sam killing people
Got kicked out of Vietnam for participating in a blood bath
yet supposed to family place
narrators son gets shot
technological advances
sad to lay off people but machines are cheaper and more efficient
machines replacing people
real life connection