Well, shit got real in this section of our reading! I don't know about you, but I could honestly feel Pepper's fear when that "thing," or whatever it is, lowered itself down from the ceiling, and then the attack. What the hell IS it?! And why does the staff seem to be complicit? The real horror story is that mental ward and how the patients are treated.
I'm also enjoying the occasional social commentary. Coffee (Kofi): I am trying to reach the Black President...
Pepper: "...I don't care who the Big Boss is. I don't care if someday it's a Big Lady! The whole game is fixed. Top to bottom. Left to Right. The Black President is just like the White President. 'Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.' "
Pepper: "...I don't care who the Big Boss is. I don't care if someday it's a Big Lady! The whole game is fixed. Top to bottom. Left to Right. The Black President is just like the White President. 'Meet the new boss, same as the old boss.' "
This is something I hear from (some) people all the time. "It doesn't matter. They're all corrupt." Man that irritates me! Call me naive, but I just don't believe it. I like what Coffee then says, "Dorry was right. You think all those things you say make you sound smarter, but I think you sound like a fool."
Exactly my sentiments, Coffee.
Exactly my sentiments, Coffee.
Also, the part where Pepper refuses his medicine and the nurse tells him if he had nothing to hide, he wouldn't say no. Pepper thinks back to conversations with his black friends when they mentioned the stop-and-frisk from the NYPD. Pepper asked them why they care about being searched if they have nothing to hide. But now, he finds himself in a situation of disenfranchisement, and he realizes that "certain types of people must be overseen" and he hadn't thought of it as a problem until he became one of those types. What's the old adage? Walk a mile in my shoes.
So, what will happen next? The Scooby gang (as I like to call them) have decided to take a stand and confront the problem who lives in Northwest 4. Right at the end of this section, Loochie lets him (it) out. I have to admit, I'm kinda scared. lol
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Yes I agree with your points! I am enjoying the Scooby gang 😂 and I'm a bit scared of what's going to happen next! That section ended on quite a cliffhanger and I am just now going to read on!!
ReplyDeleteI'm also wondering if Pepper escapes/leaves for a bit and then comes back. And why in the world didn't Josephine call the cops from the get-go? I also liked Pepper's insight into maybe it wasn't the best thing to get everyone off their meds...like maybe some people actually need them.
ReplyDeleteThe social commentary from Coffee is the best. I'm scared to find out who/what this "original" patient actually is! Scooby Gang! ha ha! I'm going to start calling them that from now on.