Issues and Thematic Concerns in The Samaritan Act 3 Scene 3
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1. Militia Groups
The Red Eagle and the Ghettoboyz are mentioned in the scene. Bembe plans to use these two groups to counter Ramdaye's team the militia group are brutal. Bembe say that the ghettoboyz will be armed with broken glasses, nails, swords, spades, scissors, hoes and daggers (P. 101).
2. Blackmail
The Mayor informs Jaden the principal judge of Maracas Municipality about his
impending impeachment. The Mayor wants Jaden to use his powers as the judge to prosecute deputy Mayor, Ramdaye and his team (P. 102,103,104).
Jaden turns down the request by stating that he cannot do what they are asking him to do. He further states that, he must make decisions that are within a comfortable threshold of reasonable professional practice. Mossi and Bembe opt to blackmail Jaden. They remind him of the prime orchard farm that is owned by his longtime mistress Ivy. The farm produces rodents that are set loose into the rice and corn farms (P. 105).
The prime orchard that the judge is a shareholder is one of the largest corn importers in Maracas municipality (P. 107).
The judge becomes afraid for his name to be dragged in dirt. Jaden is commanded to convict Hon. Basdeo, the deputy Mayor Hon. Ramdaye, to jail Hon. Seymour and Hon. Ted for supplying air to the maracus municipal (P. 112).
Jaden is further instructed to ensure that the process to impeach the Mayor from the office is delayed (P. 103).
3. Favourism and Abuse of power or office
Favourism is brought out through the prime orchard farm. Ivy uses the influence of the judge to get a contract of killing rodents and other rats that were ravaging the rice and corn farms. The Mayor says that since Jaden is a senior officer, he decided to help his lady (P. 106).
Judge Jaden uses his position to rule cases in favor of prime orchard farm. When members of the municipal rejects Ivy’s contract and insisted on competitive bidding, he advices his mistress to go to court. The matter is brought before him, Jaden rules in favor of Ivy (P.106 ).
4. Injustice and selfishness
Judge Jaden uses his position to rule cases in favor of prime orchard farm. When members of the municipal rejects Ivy’s contract and insisted on competitive bidding, he advices his mistress to go to court. The matter is brought before him, Jaden rules in favor of Ivy (P.106 ).
Jaden recalls that all he did aimed to enrich him and he could retire then use his property (P.112).
5. Corruption and Impunity
Jaden uses his position as the judge to accumulate wealth for himself. He says litigants gave him money to determine cases in their favor. Jaden further states that everybody else was doing it, using the public office to amass a fortune for oneself (P. 112).
Ivy and Jaden alongside other investors introduce trained rats in the orchard firms and later bring cats to kill them. They expose them and parade people to see what they are doing so that they can be paid. They leave the rats to bear more and fill the farms, eat everything so that they can import grams and sell to the people (P.107).
Mossi and Basdeo says, Jaden knew these rats had an attitude meaning he knew where they came from (P.107).
6. Fear
The entire Municipal council group fears that they will be put in jail is they do not comply with the rest in salvaging themselves from possible arrest (P. 99-102).
Jaden too is scared and even says his ulcers are now more painful than ever after hearing about the impending case (P.112).
Bembe believes it is his final days and shares that his stomach is running (P.99).
Jaden is also haunted at the end of the scene until he testifies that he can feel the smell of rats (P.113).
7. Materialism
Jaden and Ivy are interested in money and that is why they target the Prime Orchard Farm project (P.107).
Jaden testifies that he wanted to have enough wealth which he could enjoy once he retires (112).