THTR 215 Lecture 1: JITNEY
25 Jun 2021
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Men don"t have the ability to leave the institution. They have to learn how to live in it. Create worth in a system where they are worthless. Jitney: car service that exists in areas where taxis don"t go. That is what everyone thinks but he is only looking for a house to move in with his girlfriend and her sister is helping him. Youngblood and rena: argument about money and responsibility. He gave up after her, he had an existential crises. She died because their son went to jail. Booster (becker"s son) paid his debt to society but not to becker. He went to jail because he murdered a rich girl because she called him a rapist. He thought it would make him big, have worth, but he was wrong. They blame each other for becker"s wife death. There is no resolution and the phone goes unanswered. She knows he isn"t being honest with her.
