The family has many issues
during act 2. One of the big issues is that Jack has a heart attack. Eugene
says" It wasn't a major (he whispers) - heart attack". on page 77,
but it was still a heart attack. This is a big for one of 2 reasons, it hurts
them financially. We know from Act one that they are already having financial
problems. This heart attack was said to be from "driving a cab at nights
to make extra money and just plain wore out." page 77. "Doctors
orders say to stay at home for three weeks but Pops wont listen, he thinks
three weeks will turn into permanently." page 78. Without Jack working the
houses money income is slim. This relating to the financial problems in Act
One. Jack having a heart attack is another problem because for obvious reasons
his health. Since he will be out for a couple weeks when he gets back to work ,
he will try to work too hard and "plain wear himself out' again. Another
problem in Act Two is that Eugene claims to hate Nora. Eugene says on page 78 “
I forgot to tell you, I hate my cousin Nora. She’s been real snotty to everyone
lately. This is an issue because issues within the family will only turn into
more problems. Every little thing that may annoy Eugene or Nora may turn into a bigger problem that could possibly work Jack up into another problem. As if they weren't dealing with enough already.
This picture represents Jack because he is supposed to be resting for three weeks but he refuses. This picture is a person who is resting but is getting up to something. If this was Jack he would be getting up to go work and make money for the family.
I agree with Brendan that the family is in a little bit of a pickle. They need him to work but at the same time he just had a heart attack and he needs to rest. They aren't really financially stable. But I understand where jack is coming from because I wouldn't rest either. I would still go to work and do whatever I can to support my family. Especially since you're going to have a big hospital bill coming soon.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Brendan in saying that the family`s problems became way more serious in Act 2. I did not expect all of their problems to rise from the previous act. I made a guess in saying that after Stanley got his received his job back after being fired would bring in the income that he lost while fired. Also i thought that jack would find more work in order to support the family through this rough time. In the end it did not really matter about the money. All everyone cared about was that they were all happy and together.
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