How we cite our quotes: (Page)
Quote #10
"That's what I'm here for, to lay our cards on the table. I told you I own an orchard, but don't think because of that I haven't your interests at heart. All of us know we can't make money unless the working man is happy." (192)
It's important to note that Mac and Jim are not the only characters who exploit people for their own purposes. Bolter, the new president of the Growers' Association, attempts to convince the two men that business has a heart, too. He tries to get on their good side so that he appears truly generous when he offers the workers their jobs back—without a raise. But Mac isn't playing. He has his own agenda to work.
Quote #11
Mac shivered. He moved his jaws to speak, and seemed to break the frozen jaws loose. His voice was high and monotonous. "This guy didn't want nothing for himself—" he began. His knuckles were white, where he grasped the rail. "Comrades! He didn't want nothing for himself—" (269)
If you weren't somewhat afraid of (or put off by) Mac's ability to "use" the people around him, you'll probably get there by the last page of the book. Despite Jim's complaint that Mac had too many friendly feelings toward him to make proper use of him, we see that Mac has only a hiccup of grief before pulling out the stock eulogy to turn the young man's death into something profitable for the cause.