Issues and Thematic Concerns in The Samaritan Act 3 Scene 2
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1. Police Brutality and violence
Inspector Bembe and his guards harass Nicole in her office. Bembe rummages through papers on Nicole’s table. When she refuses to move and sit on the floor, the officers drag her on the floor. Nicole is dragged out of her office (P. 95, 98).
Inspector Bembe bangs the table violently with his gun when Nicole rejects their intimidation (P.96).
An officer drags Nicole on the floor as Nicole refuses to move (P. 96).
Bembe is agitated and hits Nicole on the face with a bunch of papers (P.97).
Nicole is dragged out of the office when she resists arrest and demands legal representation (P.98).
2. Corruption and blackmail
The leaders at the municipal council are corrupt. Through Nicole we learn that some have been supplying air to the municipal council instead of goods and services (P. 97).
Bembe implicates Nicole by saying her phone signal was in the place of murder (P.
94).
3. Abuse/Misuse of Power
The inspector misuses his power as the police general to harass Nicole. He threatens her with false accusations so as to intimidate her (P. 94, 95,97,98). For instance he says, “You should never fight a losing battle (P.93).”
He also says, I understand that to mean you are ready for a fight. And to get us started are you aware the signal of your phone was at one time located at the scene of murder? (P.94). This comes immediately she rejects his insistence that she should stop the app from working.
Further conversation shows Bembe telling Nicole, “If you insist this will become the darkest day of your career (P. 95).”
Later in the scene Bembe orders the police officers to handcuff Nicole (P. 95).
4. Environmental Degradation
Through the Samaritan APP we get to know that the people at maracas have issues with its environment. Nicoles tells Bembe that the Samaritan helps them fight environmental degradation by exposing the culprits (P. 97).
5. Technology
Nicole tells Bembe to download the Samaritan App because she does not possess it (P.96).
The mentioning of the signal of a phone is also an aspect of the current technology in crime investigations (P.94).
6. Hypocrisy
Bembe tells Nicole that the matter of The Samaritan is weighty and can destroy lives of many powerful people . They are fighting back and will destroy her life.
When in reality he has been sent to attack and intimidate Nicole against making her give in to their demands (P.94)