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"I go! For sixty-five dollars a month I give up all that I dream of doing and being ever!"

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"I go! For sixty-five dollars a month I give up all that I dream of doing and being ever!"

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Tom is a warehouse worker. Warehouse workers have never been ones to make a lot of money, so he doesn't have a high economic standing.

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"I’m getting a cigarette. You smoke too much."

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"I’m getting a cigarette. You smoke too much."

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Back in this time period, people smoked a lot. Especially when they were stressed. Now days, it has transitioned from smoking to vaping.

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"Look! I'd rather somebody   picked up a crowbar and  battered out my brains  -  than   go back mornings!"

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"Look! I'd rather somebody   picked up a crowbar and  battered out my brains  -  than   go back mornings!"

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Working in a shoe warehouse during the Great Depression is a lot different than working in a warehouse for minimum wage today. In today's times, Tom would probably be working in a technology warehouse, like Apple.

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"I don't believe that you go every night to the movies.   Nobody goes to the movies   night after night."

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"I don't believe that you go every night to the movies.   Nobody goes to the movies   night after night."

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Tom was usually stressed about his life, so when he wasn't smoking, he was going to the movies. Today, I don't think people go to the movies as often as they used to when stressed. Due to the fitness boom, I think more people go to the gym when stressed.

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"Mother, will you please go away and let me finish my writing?"

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"Mother, will you please go away and let me finish my writing?"

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Tom hates his job at the warehouse, and he loves to write. My guess is that he wants to become a writer. Tom could be the next Stephen King.

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twenty one pilots: Stressed Out [OFFICIAL VIDEO]

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Tom secretly wants to leave. He is tired of being told what to do by those around him. He wants to start a new life.

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"Adventure is something I don’t have much of at work, so I go to the movies."

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"Adventure is something I don’t have much of at work, so I go to the movies."

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Tom longs for more adventure in his life. He works at a warehouse, so he won’t get much there, so he goes to the movies to experience the rush of adventure. Today, in order to feel adventure you can control, more people resort to video games.

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"Man is by instinct a lover, a hunter, a fighter."

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"Man is by instinct a lover, a hunter, a fighter."

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Tom feels almost like he isn’t a real man because all his life consists of right now is going to the warehouse every day and coming back home to his cranky mom and sister.

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When Tom is upset, he goes to the movies. He goes to the movies to be entranced in an adventure.

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"She’s older than you, two years, and nothing has happened."

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"She’s older than you, two years, and nothing has happened."

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Tom is younger than his sister, which is why his mother wants him to go to work and try to find a gentlemen caller for Laura. In modern days, there are all sorts of websites that you can meet people on. You don't need your older brother to go out and look for someone for you anymore.

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"He never allowed himself to look untidy."

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"He never allowed himself to look untidy."

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Amanda is trying to get Tom to comb his messy hair, which is one trait she liked about Tom’s father. In modern days, we have a huge variety of options to style our hair so it doesn't get messy.

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The Wingfield family isn’t poor, but they don’t have a lot of money. In modern times, a lot of lower-middle class families choose to buy a small house outside of the city and commute to work each day, rather than live in a small cramped apartment.

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"What is the matter with you, you- big- big IDIOT!"

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"What is the matter with you, you- big- big IDIOT!"

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When Amanda is angry with Tom, she gets hostile towards him. This will no doubt be one of the reasons he ends up leaving.

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"I paid my dues this month, instead of the light bill."

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"I paid my dues this month, instead of the light bill."

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Tom is so ready to get out of his current situation and start something new that he is willing to let his absence affect those left behind in a negative way. In modern times, this would be more like not paying the cell phone bill.

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"Go to the movies, go! Don't think about us, a mother deserted, an unmarried sister who's crippled and has no job!"

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"Go to the movies, go! Don't think about us, a mother deserted, an unmarried sister who's crippled and has no job!"

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Amanda was just about finished with Tom she was so mad at him, and she screamed at him and made him feel like he didn’t care about them at all because he made a mistake.

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"Mother is not acquainted with my plans."

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"Mother is not acquainted with my plans."

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Tom was willing to absolutely crush his loved ones to start a new life. He knew his mother would be heartbroken when she found out he was leaving, but he chose to never tell her, which only could make things worse.