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Summary Of Charley's Monologue

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Charley poured some brandy into his cold and tasteless coffee and winced when it slid down but it was the comfort he needed. Picca continued “I realize there are few men like I am and why I do not know. But, what I do know is that I am the exception and I should be heard. The masses have little to say and the ambitious know that. Maybe I am that lonely voice that can resonate like a trickleof urine while the drunks have already passed out.” Picca then stops, caresses his cheeks and says “But I am not ready to be heard so let somebody else speak up.” Charley’s eyes were in a vacuum and so were his thoughts for he had no idea what Picca meant or was trying to say. He was hopping that Leon would be more enlightening. “Leon, you are next and try …show more content…

Females are the basis of our economy and our future.” He then took another swig andbigger than the last before he said “On the other hand they were the reason for the concept of Mortal sin and they enjoy sinning as much as any of us. They are half of the population of the world and without any, not any coaxing, they spend the money in the Western world as fast as it can be printed. They are the future of Free Markets. It could even happen in the East, in the Orient, where Charley is originally from. This is one hell of an idea. Charley, don’t you agree?” Charley was thinking and more than he realized for he was agreeing with Filippo about some of what he said, but to what extent he didn’t know. It was something that was too simple to amount to much, but then are not most things that have to do with human nature, for there was a time when a wheel wasn’t round. Charley also believed that history books were written for children and that true power wasn’t part of education. He believed that people said to be in control were only titular, and that dates and politics were there for testing the students. Important facts were left out because the people in true power didn’t need or want the publicity. True control was a matter of spirit, a

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