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Freddy is a mutual acquaintance of Tracey, Cynthia, Jessie, and Stan who works at Olstead’s Steel Tubing. Near the beginning of the play, an article appears in Reading, Pennsylvania’s local paper reporting that Freddy burned his own house down. Stan and the others theorize that this was due to Freddy’s stress over his failed marriage and debt, as well as rumors of impending cutbacks at Olstead’s. As such, Freddy represents the dire personal consequences that can arise from financial hardship.
Freddy Brunner Quotes in Sweat
The Sweat quotes below are all either spoken by Freddy Brunner or refer to Freddy Brunner. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 1, Scene 2
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STAN: Says he got wind that they were gonna cut back his line at the plant. Couldn’t handle the stress.
CYNTHIA: That rumor’s been flying around for months. Nobody’s going anywhere.
STAN: Okay, you keep telling yourself that, but you saw what happened over at Clemmons Technologies. No one saw that coming. Right? You could wake up tomorrow and all your jobs are in Mexico, whatever, it’s this NAFTA bullshit—
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Freddy Brunner Quotes in Sweat
The Sweat quotes below are all either spoken by Freddy Brunner or refer to Freddy Brunner. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 1, Scene 2
Quotes
STAN: Says he got wind that they were gonna cut back his line at the plant. Couldn’t handle the stress.
CYNTHIA: That rumor’s been flying around for months. Nobody’s going anywhere.
STAN: Okay, you keep telling yourself that, but you saw what happened over at Clemmons Technologies. No one saw that coming. Right? You could wake up tomorrow and all your jobs are in Mexico, whatever, it’s this NAFTA bullshit—
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