How we cite our quotes:
Quote #10
"They fired him 'cause he wouldn't let the glass in front of his table stay covered up. You know in the plant they don't want the working folks to look at nothing but what's right on the table in front of them." (3.29.19)
From what we see of him, this guy is a hard-worker—his fire-log business requires a ton of work for little pay. So would it really have made a difference if he was allowed to look out his window at work? How would you feel if you got fired from your job for something like that? To the factory-owner, however, people like Johnny are replaceable—just another cog in a giant machine.