Talk:Saint Joan of the Stockyards
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Just a few comments on the synopsis, which in my opinion misses several important points!!!!
"Mauler confides in his colleague, Cridle, that, after visiting the stockyard for the first time, he wishes to sell his shares and "become a decent man." --> he wants to sell his shares because he ALSO gets a secret note from his NYSE buddies that the market is going down (many times in the play, it is alluded to that he has "double nature" inside him)
"Mauler arranges for Joan to have a tour and see the "wickedness" of the poor workers whom she pities. She is stunned by the bestiality that she sees." --> but she comes to the conclusion that their "wickedness" is not due to inherent "bestiality" but rather due to the poverty caused by Mauler and the other employers
"When a worker offers her a dangerous position in order to advance himself, she takes it, and finds herself trapped among the workers." ---> Um... she doesn't get the job, she just pretends for a while...
"Joan begins to see the corruption in all the larger institutions, including her own Black Straw Hats. She disaffiliates from the mission." --> basically, they kick her out when she sends off the meatpackers
"Mauler sees the imminent downfall of the market and attributes his financial situation to his poor relationship with God. He embraces religion and warns his colleagues that their property will fail them, but turning to God could save them from destitution. By the end of the play, Mauler preaches with the Black Straw Hats and Joan dies a bitter, cynical martyr in a world of heartless capitalists, strike-breakers, and penniless workers." --> Yes and no. By the end of the play, Mauler doesn't simply become a saint. The system is "stabilized" by manipulation, burning meat, firing workers, lowering wages, etc. Also, lots of vital parts of the plot are missing in your description, such as Joan causing the general strike to fail, her blaming herself, and trying to make a call for action, due to which they want to silence her (by canonizing her) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 89.247.155.104 (talk) 22:43, 11 March 2017 (UTC)