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"Bottom line...one investment house thought that most
investors would cheer mass layoffs at Sunbeam. This is
a remorseless view of people losing jobs." (168)
Setting: Time and place of the action
In what ways do the various settings
of the text change your reading of the story
or perception of the characters?
What kind of role or impact do they have on the characters that dwell within them? Do they change the way we read into individuals that inhabit these settings?
Can certain settings be viewed as characters?
Pg 139 – Shubuta, Mississippi – a dying town
Al Dunlap—the man who enjoyed (took pleasure) in firing people (pgs 144 – 145)
"He cried when his dog died..."
"Dogs are a possession..they're like a slave, right?"
"He'd probably cry his eyes out if he got a dent in his car" (163)
Grandiose sense of self worth...His inflated ego and
exaggerated regard for his own abilities are remarkable...
(155)
Pg 146 – With each plant closure, the Sunbeam share price soared
And so the morning continued, with Al redefining a great many psychopathic traits as Leadership Positives... (157)
Al Dunlap's Lavish lifestyle - pg 148
Grand Florida Mansion
Ferocious sculptures of predator animals: Lions, panthers, eagles, hawks...
For Denise (Sister) the relationship ended for good in
January 1994, when she called her brother to let him know that her daughter, Carolyn, a college junior, was
diagnosed with luekemia. "Can I just know that you'll be there if I need you? She asked him.
"No." Dunlap tersely replied...(160)
"I have a great belief in and a great respect for predators. Everything I did I had to go make happen...a belief that the world is made up of 'predators and prey,' or that it would be foolish not to exploit weaknesses in others..."
Of the 203 "corporate professionals...including CEOs, directors, supervisors...3.9% had a score of at least 30, which is extremely high, even for a prison population...(162)
Ronson tells Dunlap about the psychopath test and about Bob Hare, to which Dunlap replies "I've never heard of him!"..."Henry Kissinger, Donald Trump, Prince Charles, Ronald Reagan, Kerry Packer, Lord Rothschild, Rush Limbaugh, those are the men I have heard of!"
Consider the various locales:
Broadmoor, Dunlaps Mansion,
the Coxsackie Correctional Facility, Kingsley Hall,
what type of images, themes, connections with the plot
did they establish?