The vegetables dealers are dogdy and after money.
It links to today, because this play is set in the Great Depression, and it's similar to the credit crunch that happened between 2008-2013.
So this scene is showing how people are willing to scam others of their money so they're able to survive.
Scene 2:
Dogsborough is aware of Butcher and Flake trying to scam him of his money, but he's going along with it anyway.
This is like when the Prussian Junkers offer President Hindenburg an estate.
Scene 3:
Ui wants his "reputation" back; he wants to kill someone in order to do that.
The scene represents Nazi are threatened with bank rupsy - Hitler tries to be appointed Chancellor but Hindenburg doesn't want to see him-(1932).
Scene 4:
In this scene, Ui and Roma turn up to Dogsborough's house and threatens Dogsborough, so Dogsborough allows Ui to protect him.
This scene represents when Hitler was given the role of being Chancellor, promising to prevent composure of Osthilfe scandal.
Scene 5:
In this scene O'Casey's witness is murdered, this represents when
Hitler kept his promises but uses violent measures.
Scene 6:
This scene is where Ui hires an actor to teach him how to present himself.
Hitler actually did this, he also would perform his speeches in the mirror for hours, practicing his accent, the way he moved etc.
Scene 7:
In this scene Hook's warehouse is on fire, this represents the Reichstag Fire in 1933.
Scene 8:
This scene Fish is sentenced for the warehouse fire when it wasn't him. This is a representation of when an innocent is sentenced to death for the Reichstag Fire in 1933.
Scene 9:
In this scene there's a woman who's been brutally affected by Ui's man; Roma's reckless behaviour.
Dogsborough is saying house he allowed all of the fire and deaths happen to keep himself safe.
I feel like this scene represents a lot of what is happening today, like in Russia, North Korea and part of Arfica. I feel the woman is representing all those who have ever been injured/murdered for nothing.
Scene 10:
Dogsborough's dying, Giri and Givola want Roma gone.
This scene represents when Hindenburg died and the Junkers wanted Rohm gone.
Scene 11:
Ui kills Roma.
This scene shows when Hitler went against Röhm.
Scene 12:
Dullfeet meets with Ui. Ui asks for no more bad articles to be written about him. This represents when Hitler met with Dollfuss-(Chancellor of Austria)- and Dollfuss agrees-(out of fear).
Scene 13:
In this scene we find out Dullfeet has died, and it's his funeral. Ui, Giri and Givola talk to his widowed wife.
This represents when Dollfuss was murdered and Hitler continued to negotiate with the other Austrian writers.
Scene 15:
This is when Ui has an election amongst the vegetable dealers, with his gunman there that give them no choice but to vote for Ui.
This represents when Hitler goes to Austria for his election when there were Nazi terror results.
98% of the votes were for Hitler.
