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A secretary at the office of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) union that Yank visits. At first, the secretary warmly welcomes Yank and gives him pamphlets explaining the ins and outs of the organization. However, Yank soon reveals that he’s joining the union because he mistakenly believes they will help him blow up Nazareth Steel. When the secretary orders several IWW members to throw Yank out, they ask if they should beat him up, but the secretary says, “No. He isn’t worth the trouble we’d get into. He’s too stupid.” Just before the IWW members throw Yank out the door, the secretary adds, “You’re a brainless ape.”
The IWW Secretary Quotes in The Hairy Ape
The The Hairy Ape quotes below are all either spoken by The IWW Secretary or refer to The IWW Secretary. 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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SECRETARY—President of the Steel Trust, you mean? Do you want to assassinate him?
YANK—Naw, dat don’t get yuh nothin’. I mean blow up de factory, de woiks, where he makes de steel. Dat’s what I’m after—to blow up de steel, knock all de steel in de woild up to de moon. Dat’ll fix tings! (eagerly, with a touch of bravado) I’ll do it by me lonesome! I’ll show yuh! Tell me where his woiks is, how to git there, all de dope. Gimme de stuff, de old butter—and watch me do de rest! Watch de smoke and see it move! I don’t give a damn if dey nab me—long as it’s done! I’ll soive life for it—and give ’em de laugh! (half to himself) And I’ll write her a letter and tell her de hairy ape done it. Dat’ll square tings.
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The IWW Secretary Quotes in The Hairy Ape
The The Hairy Ape quotes below are all either spoken by The IWW Secretary or refer to The IWW Secretary. 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:
).
Scene Seven
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SECRETARY—President of the Steel Trust, you mean? Do you want to assassinate him?
YANK—Naw, dat don’t get yuh nothin’. I mean blow up de factory, de woiks, where he makes de steel. Dat’s what I’m after—to blow up de steel, knock all de steel in de woild up to de moon. Dat’ll fix tings! (eagerly, with a touch of bravado) I’ll do it by me lonesome! I’ll show yuh! Tell me where his woiks is, how to git there, all de dope. Gimme de stuff, de old butter—and watch me do de rest! Watch de smoke and see it move! I don’t give a damn if dey nab me—long as it’s done! I’ll soive life for it—and give ’em de laugh! (half to himself) And I’ll write her a letter and tell her de hairy ape done it. Dat’ll square tings.
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