Jean-Paul Sartre “The Respectful Prostitute”

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Why does Sartre not give the African-American character a name?

to emphasize on the racism

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2
Why does the African-American man knock on Lizzie’s door?

The African American knocks on Lizzie's door because of what he was accused of, she was involved but she knows the truth and wants help from her.

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3
What does Lizzie think of cops and judges?

she doesnt like them becuase she has trauma

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4
What details do we find out about the African-American man that make him, a respectable person to the audience?

We find out that the African American man had a wife and kids which makes him a respectable person to the audience

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5
How does the African-American man describe the streets?

The African American man describes the streets are filled with white people old and young and they talk even if they don't know each other when they see him on the streets.

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6
Why is the African-American man afraid?

The man is afraid because he knows how the world sees him, and knows that he could be prosecuted even if he didn't do anything because his words don't matter

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7
How does Lizzie respond to the African-American man?

She tells him to go away

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8
How do we know Lizzie is a prostitute?

She asks for money

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9
Where has Fred been hiding and why?

Fred has been hiding in the bathroom because Lizzie is a prostitute and he didn't want someone he knew to see him there with her.

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10
Who does Fred think is at the door and why?

Fred thinks that it was the police coming for her because she is a prostitute.

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11
How does Fred act towards Lizzie?

Very aggressive towards her and demanding that she tells the "truth"

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12
Why doesn’t Fred want to tell Lizzie his name?

it was a one night thing

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13
Why does Lizzie begin cleaning?

To distract her from the guilt she has of being a prostitute

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14
Why does Fred ask Lizzie to make the bed?

it smells like sin

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15
Does Fred want to forgot about the previous night? How do you know?

No, because he is plotting to use it against her in court

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16
How do Fred and Lizzie meet?

a one night stand

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17
What do we learn about Fred’s background and wealth?

Fred is the son of the senator, hence he is from a rich white family

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18
Why is Lizzie in town?

She was from New York but ran away because she got into some trouble

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19
What version of the train story does Fred tell?

He says that the black man raped Lizzie and that the white men defended her

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20
What version of the train story does Lizzie tell?

She says that the black man did not rape her and that they shot the man without cause

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21
Why does Sartre write both Lizzie and Fred as racists?

To show the time period, and how it was normal

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22
Who is the more offensive character to the audience, Fred or Lizzie, and why?

Fred because he is clearly racist with no good intentions and treats Lizzie with no respect

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23
How much money does Fred offer Lizzie to lie?

Fred offers Lizzie a hundred dollars for her to lie about the African American

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24
How much money does Fred offer Lizzie for her services?

Fred offers Lizzie 10 dollars for her services

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25
Why do the police visit Lizzie--who called them?

They visit her to see about the truth, Fred set it up

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26
What evidence do they use to prove Lizzie is a prostitute?

They use the 100 dollars on the table (that are in sequence) that Fred put there in order to set her up.

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27
Why did Fred offer Lizzie so little money for her services?

Fred offers Lizzie so little money because he said that she was "pigging" around

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28
Why doesn’t Lizzie call a lawyer since the police have no warrant?

She could potentially go to jail for being a prostitute

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29
What is the sentence for prostitution? What other pressure does Fred provide in regard to police and NY?

He pressures her into thinking that he will get the cops involved with her if she doesn't do what he asks

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30
Why does Fred go to the dance hall the previous night?

to see lizzie

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31
Does Lizzie cave into the demands of the police and Fred?

no

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32
How does the Senator get Lizzie to lie?

He gets Lizzie to lie about having a woman figure to sway her opinion (this is because Lizzie does not have a mother figure)

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33
What does Lizzie’s agreement to the Senator tell us about Lizzie’s childhood?

She did not have a mother figure

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34
How does that make the reader feel towards Lizzie?

sad, hopless

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35
What does Lizzie sign?

The document to take to the judge, he persuaded her by saying people will love her

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36
Why does Lizzie begin cleaning again at the end of Scene 1?

- She feels guilty that she signed the paper
- She feels dirty

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37
What does the Senator mean when he says Lizzie is “doing her duty?”

They are taking one more person off of the street

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38
Who is Thomas in relationship to the Senator? Who is Thomas in relationship to Fred?

He is the son, he is his brother

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39
Lizzie hopes the she is seen as a “good girl” in the eye’s of Thomas’ mother. Why is that more important to her than “doing her duty?”

So she will be remembered

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40
Why are men running around with flashlights and dogs?

To find the African American man

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41
What does Lizzie hope is in the envelope that the Senator brings and why?

A thank you letter, or letter from the mother

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42
What is inside the envelope and why does Lizzie say it is “a bargain?”

$100

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43
Why does the African-American man visit Lizzie?

to hide

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44
What is the African-American man afraid will happen to him?

He will be burned with gasoline

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45
Why does Sartre have Lizzie use racist slurs and offensive words when talking to the African-American man? Why not write Lizzie as a kind person from the North who doesn’t use those words?

The man is the reason that she is involved in all of this

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46
What does Lizzie plan to do with the gun?

Give it to the man

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47
On page 270, what does Lizzie realize is a lie?

They are both afraid of the law

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48
Why does Lizzie believe both her and the African-American man are both suckers?

They are both afraid of the law

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49
Why does Sartre have the African-American man believe so little in his personal human right to life? Why not write a character who is voicing opposition to the racist society portrayed in the play?

He believes so little in his right to life because of the environment he is in, he knows that his race is little to the white people and he doesn't think that his life has much meaning, the play shows how someone could be broken down and drilled with information about situations

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50
How does Lizzie convince the men to leave her apartment?

she says she’ll distract fred

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51
Does the African-American man touch Lizzie? What might that signify for the character of Lizzie?

no

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52
Why does Fred visit Lizzie? What does he want?

to tell her they caught her and he wants her

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53
What has happened to a different African-American man, not the central character of the play?

he was shot

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54
What happened to the African-American man?

he escaped

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55
Why does Lizzie want to murder Fred?

wealthy

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56
How does Fred describe his family?
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57
What are Fred’s plans for Lizzie?

They can grow old together and lizzie wont have to work

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58
Who are the respectable people in the play?

the man

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59
Who are the murderers in the play?

thomas and fred

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60
Why does Fred finally tell Lizzie his name?

it was a one night stand

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