How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from On the Waterfront.
Quote #7
JIMMY: A pigeon for a pigeon!
Jimmy's acting like there's something terrible with what Terry did, testifying against Johnny. He's calling him a stool pigeon. But this is a totally empty morality, and Jimmy is acting like a total sociopath—slaughtering a bunch of birds and throwing one of their dead bodies at Terry just to make a (dumb) point.