At the beginning this scene was confusing because all that was spoken about, was the war and that didn't have anything to do with the story, but towards the end i understood. The shore patrol asked Rudy about certain important dates, all having to do with the war, leaving out an important day, Nov. 8th, 1944 when the boys and Henry Reyna were freed.
People (screaming in general to everyone):"FREEDOM!!" pg. 87
After the long fight and ups and downs of hopes, the war in the case of Henry Reyna and his gang was won. The yelling of freedom can represent both, cries from the release of 38th St. Gang and the end of World War 2. Freedom can also be an inspiration to fight against other injustices.
Questions: What do you think is the reason why Valdez decided to include in the beginning, the interview of World War 2? Explain.
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During the whole sleepy lagoon case World War 2 was a major influence in the play the people who were furious were the people who served in the military and the people who supported the war. Valdez by adding the interview at the beginning we see a date at how long the appeal took. Then if you think about it WW2 was the war against Hitler a person who also discriminated against a race and that race happened to be the Jews which was Alice’s race the war that she had been fighting was coming to an end also the reason why she decided to help Henry and his gang in the first place.
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