Act 2 Scene 9 Of Mauler

For the first time in scene 9 we are shown a part beginning with a placard that read as follows: “General strike in support of the locked-out stockyard workers!” As mentioned earlier this mentally prepares the audience of what is about to take place and hints them to focus on how it all takes place. As a result of Mauler’s blood sucking nature the laborers decide to call a strike. The sole purpose of the strike is to make sure that the workers are not fooled by false promises fed by those ruling the meat throne. And to remind naïve people like Joan that rich people like Mauler are more inclined towards their own benefit rather than others (poor). Breach shows her giving benefit of the doubt to every person she comes across, which does not benefit her in the long run.
However, now the roles have been reversed. The audience is now introduced to the greedy, manipulative nature of Slift. Even though Mauler very categorically told Slift to give in and sell the livestock to the packers at not higher than 80, Slift abuses the power and sells the livestock at the price of 95 in Mauler’s absence. This reflects on Sllift’s character as this could also imply that he planned on selling the livestock at 95, in order to make some personal profit. It also demonstrates the extent to which people will stoop down in order to get benefit out of a