Overview
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- Male: 2
Context
Sawyer has returned home after serving for several years in the US army. His father has died, his brother is crippled in a wheelchair, and his mother is suffering from progressive memory loss. Sawyer himself has lost both hands and now has a hook and a plastic hand. He is disgusted to find a Confederate flag hanging outside the family home, along with his US flag hung upside down.
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SAWYER Where is she?
FINN She’s in the house.
SAWYER She drunk?
FINN F#&k’s it matter?
SAWYER It don’t?
FINN Don’t make no difference. She don’t remember nuthin’ no more, she’s stumblin’ around like she’s lost... the booze don’t make a sh#t of difference.
SAWYER (gesturing to flags) Those her idea?
FINN She don’t get any ideas no more, I told ya.
SAWYER But ya put her in charge o’ rooms?
FINN You don’t put Ma in charge o’ nuthin’. She just does, an’ ya git outta the way.
SAWYER Ya cain’t have ‘em both up, ya dumbass.
FINN Why not?
SAWYER Cuz they fought each other, ya idgit. It’s like been on both sides of the same fight. When did ya put up the Betsy Ross?
FINN ‘Course we can have two flags. You’re dumbern’ a bag a’ hammers I swear - looks like that war took your brains along with your goddamn hands. Can you drive with those things?
SAWYER Take ‘em down.
FINN What’d you say?
SAWYER I said take ‘em down, goddammit.
FINN No. I like ‘em, an’ we got more important sh#t to do.
SAWYER Well, I don’t. (pointing at the Confederate flag) I don’t like that one, and that - (pointing at the American flag) Is wrong f#&kin’ way up, so take ‘em down.
FINN Hey! HEY! You don’t get to come in here an’ start barkin’ orders like Dad now. This ain’t been your house in a long time.
SAWYER Well how long I gotta get all moved in ‘fore you take down the goddamn upside down flag, you f#&kin’ Communist?
FINN I said like it!
SAWYER I come home from fighting a goddamn war to protect your ass, I gotta look at a flag like that the second I get back? Do you know how goddamn DISRESPECTFUL that is?
FINN Communist?
SAWYER You take that goddamn flag down and put it rightways up or I’ll put you wrong way up in that goddamn chair!
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