Stud Terkel’s Play “Working”

Part I of Essay
On Thursday, November 4, 1999, I went to see the play “Working” at Theatre Jacksonville on San Marco Drive. This play was based on Stud Terkel’s book “Working” which was published in 1974. In the play “Working,” the characters play as real life worker such as the ordinary h ....

Part II of Essay
.... she was amazed at how easy it was to make a living as a trick. In the process of being a trick, she had developed her own philosophy about how all women are tricks just like her. She points out that women are taught at a very young age to be prostitutes. For example, women are told to “ Hold out for the highest bidder,” and “Don’t sell yourself cheap,” These types of statements are always being address to women in society. In the prostitute’s eyes, she is no different than any other woman. Another character in the play “Working” that sto ....