Plot
4 men hired by Julian Hayden start walking towards the house.
Gail shoots a warning shot at the 4 men
“Go! Go over to the courthouse. Find your father. Find someone!” (Miller 127)
Gail
What theme does this passage represent: "I was a Hayden. I knew, from the time I was very young," (Watson 126)
Being stuck in someone's shadow just by birth.
Comes through the hedges from his house and points a revolver at their heads.
“if I can’t be here, Len will be."
(Watson 135)
Wes
What theme does this represent: "Then being a Hayden would mean having an identity I didn't want but could do nothing to disown or deny." (Watson 127)
The actions of others may dictate how others view you.
What does David's mom tell David to do after the incident?
Go get Frankfurters at Butler's Butcher Shop.
“Go ahead. Let him go. That will take care of everything.”
(Watson 136)
gail
What theme does this quote show? "It is a commonplace to refer to the narrowness and intolerance of a small-town life, but it seems to me just the opposite is true," (Watson 128)
This theme is that appearance isn't always what's reality.
Who suggests Frank be let go after the situation at the house?
Gail.
“I don’t think you have to worry. He’s got the message.” (Watson 137)
Len
what theme does this show: “Go ahead. Let him go. That will take care of everything.”
(Watson 136)
Gail's loss of morality and her priorities shifting from being ethical to protecting her family.
Dale Paris and Mickey Krebs. They worked for Julian Hayden.
“You’ve got to think about how something like this is going to play with the voters."
(Watson 138)
Len
What theme does this quote show: “David,” my mother said clearly and calmly, a different voice for a different world. “We don’t have anything to eat. Why don’t you run down to Butler’s and get some of those frankfurters,”
(Watson 144)
It shows how, even though David is mature, he is still a kid and isn't allowed to be involved in grown up conversations.