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Weed Supply Chain: A Streetcar Named Desire
Dan and Linda are partners and are day-to-day scavengers set in Parkdale, in search of antiques throughout various platforms; stretching from dumpsters to yard sales, anything for a profit. The two are in need of money in hopes of paying off their rent every month, and funding their desire for marijuana, but come into trouble as Dan’s usual supplier ends up being forced out of business. The dismissal of Dan’s supplier means that he’ll need to be needing a new supplier, her being Susan. Susan is among the very bottom of a weed supply chain, and seems to be able to provide a strand of weed that really appeals to Dan. Linda is becoming aware of who Susan is to Dan, begins to feel threatened by her presence. Them as a trio, being potheads, are …show more content…
Nearing the end of the movie, it was becoming quite clear that the means of production were making the big shift from Dan & Linda to Susan and then back to Dan & Linda. Eventually, Linda and Dan went from their fix being marijuana, to just each other, and inevitably pushing out Susan’s role from their lives. It is fair to say that Dan has never actually lost the means of production ever in the duration of the entire movie. While Dan was in the market for a new marijuana supplier and Susan was capable of being that supplier, Dan also had abilities that appealed to Susan. Take for instance Dan’s skills when it came to bicycles, Susan had far less knowledge than Dan on bicycles and his knowledge was certainly something of interest for her as she was facing difficulties with her own bicycle. This slightly showed that Dan never had the lower hand when it came to dealing with her. Linda was also on higher leverage as Susan was only rekindling the old flame that Dan & Linda used to have for each other. Susan needed to be excluded permanently, and by that, the house fire arises. Susan underwent crucial damages as a result of a house fire, she recklessly decided to initiate, while unfortunately ending up caught in the combustion.. This exact moment can possibly be represented as an image of absolute …show more content…
Linda & Dan are scavengers living life on luck; Susan’s a drug dealer ranked at the bottom of her supply chain, both are inevitably looked down upon in modern society. All three seem to have no one in their direct lives except for each other, building a visionary border for the three of them that they all stay within grounds of. Dan, at first, needed to feed his addiction of marijuana and Susan was feeding him. Her aid was also complemented by his abilities relating to her overcoming her own obstacles. Linda’s drugs were the love of her dearest partner Dan, that Susan was able to ignite in them. The three members completed each other to a certain extent in one way or another, creating a cycle that seemed to be solid. This film presented a relatable life lesson that is important for people to be aware of as they go through life. That life lesson being that you should always attempt to avoid unnecessary obstacles. Dan started off as a thieving dumpster diver that used money from his findings to fund his weed addiction. Susan eventually became his dealer which was an avoidable decision that slowly started to go against his lifestyle. He ends up basically quitting marijuana at the end, but in the duration of his dealings with Susan many preventable problems developed: Linda loses trust for Dan, Dan ended up cheating on his partner with

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