Notes on Themes in The Samaritan Act 3 Scene 2
The Samaritan notes on Themes
Issues and Thematic Concerns in The Samaritan Act 3 Scene 2 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 ins…