Act 2 Scene 3 Flashcards
1
Q
“Hastily attempts to cover up any signs of her tears” - SD
A
An attempt to cover up her emotions
- capitalist society does not have time for emotion
- roe trying to conform to toxic masculinity
2
Q
“ its poker you idiot. Doesn’t matter how you win - as long as you win” - skilling
A
- skillings belief in risk and gamble
- the entire Enron scandal is dram out game of poker, lying about the true content of your worth
3
Q
“ all that dead industry” - roe
A
- life to the lifeless
-just like fs want for power over life and death
4
Q
“ i have to check the stock price… because that’s how daddy knows how much he’s worth” - skilling
A
- skilling values himself on his stock price
- on his power nothing to do with his person
- he connects his business to his own self worth
- all about appearances
5
Q
skilling turns to his daughter but she has disappeared leaving only bubbles SD
A
- many contemporary news articles such as NYT and Forbes call Enron the bubble that nobody wanted to burst
- could represent the bubble that skilling is living in
- he’s not really in reality
- eventually they will burst
6
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