Act 2 Scene 3 Flashcards

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“Hastily attempts to cover up any signs of her tears” - SD

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An attempt to cover up her emotions
- capitalist society does not have time for emotion
- roe trying to conform to toxic masculinity

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2
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“ its poker you idiot. Doesn’t matter how you win - as long as you win” - skilling

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  • skillings belief in risk and gamble
  • the entire Enron scandal is dram out game of poker, lying about the true content of your worth
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3
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“ all that dead industry” - roe

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  • life to the lifeless
    -just like fs want for power over life and death
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4
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“ i have to check the stock price… because that’s how daddy knows how much he’s worth” - skilling

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  • 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
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5
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skilling turns to his daughter but she has disappeared leaving only bubbles SD

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  • 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
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