In the shows recaps, all the characters seemed very corrupt and damaged. They weren’t always self-interested. The drug dealers frequently made sacrifices for their allies, but there was a lot of violence, and loose moral codes.
I disliked the mayor the most, because he was affluent yet he manipulated other people’s lives and deceived people to further his career. Sometimes I feel more forgiving of people’s wrongdoings if it seems like they do them out of desperation. He didn’t seem desperate, just power hungry. I don’t know if that is worse than someone who commits a crime out of desperation.
During class today, I was struck by how everyone agreed that the American Dream flawed. I think that America probably offers more opportunity than most other places, which is why it has that reputation. Immigrants who come here searching for the American dream consider the available jobs, often manual labor, as success. When we cracked down on illegal immigrants, there was a lack of labor in Georgia. The problem with the American dream is partly that Americans don’t want to work hard in the way that is available. This is why when we don’t have illegal immigrants we have no one to harvest crops. I count myself as part of this problem, because I’m certainly not planning on doing manual labor as a career. Instead, I’m going to enter the super competitive market for jobs that fulfill my definition of success.
It was funny in a grotesque and dark way. The reaction of the white salesman was funny, but at the same time I was just as shocked as him by her violence. Snoop seemed so nonchalant and uncaring; I really couldn’t figure out what motivated her. When she gives the salesman 800 dollars, it’s clear she’s not in it for the money.
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