Dealers Of White Women French Scene Analysis

The play, Dealers of White Women, is an entertaining and funny melodrama that is representative of an older era, where thoughts were much different than modern times. While the outdated ideas that this play embodies may come across as insulting, the comedic values are still present and can be enjoyed by many. As many melodramas, the main focus of this play exists within the act of the play, act IV.
The first french scene begins when the act starts and ends as Charlie walks into the room. This scene is labeled as “Doctor’s Hideout.” This scene involves the characters Carita and Doctor as they give background information to audience through dialogue. The objectives of each character is subtle in this french scene. In this scene, Doctor’s objective is to hide and escape from the police; meanwhile, Carita’s objective is to investigate what is happening around her as she asks questions such as, “where are we...what is that sound...what are you doing...where is Helda” (Dealers, 82). The impelling agent in this french scene is Doctor as he eavesdrops upon the police, creating his own understanding of the situation that propels his next actions. In contrast, the blocking agent of this scene is Carita as she continues to interrupt his listening in through her questioning, as she also creates doubt in …show more content…
This scene has the active characters Charlie and Doctor. Charlie’s objective, as the impelling agent, is to save his sister, whom he now remembers. Doctor’s objective meanwhile, as the blocking agent, is to sell Hilda, Charlie’s sister. The reciprocal forcing of this scene is the tattoo that both Charlie and Hilda shares triggering his memory. This is a reactive scene as it only serves to give more hope that Hilda can be saved, however the result is not accomplished within this scene. The intensifier is then, the determination that comes to Charlie at the return of his lost