Requim+For+a+Dream+Meeting+3

__**Meeting #3**__ __**Summary**__ The ending of this book is not a happy one. Mrs. Goldfarb ends up in a mental institution with much therapy and is not a happy camper. She undergoes electroconvulsive therapy which seems to not help at all. On the way to Florida to pick up drugs, Harry and Tyrone are forced to stop at a nearby hospital to treat the infected arm of Harry. Harry's arm gets infected because of all of the heroin injections and he needs to get it amputated. After there visit at the hospital Harry gets arrested as well as Tyrone. Marion becomes a whore who is still in New York. She looks for sex to pay for all her drug addictions. She starts meeting with a pimp who gets her further into the business. Harry keeps having recurring dreams about Marion waiting for him at a pier at Coney Island but every time he wakes up for the dream he realizes he is still in jail with one arm.

Our group discussed reoccurring themes throughout the book. Some common themes throughout the book stated that drugs are not a good way to get what you desire. Another theme shows the "American Dream" and how hard and unattainable it is. Every character in the book has their each own desires and each one of them does whatever it takes to get there. In the end it doesn't work out for anyone. one important question we discussed if whether or not Mrs. Goldfarb's dream at the end of the book was a possibility of how all of their lives could have turned out it none of the characters had interfered with drugs. In her dream she won the game show her son was a success business man and he was married to Marion. We discussed what seems to be Mrs. Goldfarb's fear of the refrigerator. we believe she has a terrible hallucination of the refrigerator as a monster this is a symbol for her fear of her son whenever he stops by to get more drug money from her. this is connected to the refrigerator because he locked her in the closet and stole her refrigerator to pawn it off for drug money in the beginning of the book.

1)If drugs didn't play a role in their lives how would their lives have turned out differently? If drugs were not a part of their lives, then Mrs. Goldfarb's dream at the end of the movie may have been a very accurate depiction of they all could have turned out.
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2)How is Mrs. Goldfarb recovering in the mental hospital? Mrs. Goldfarb most likely will not recover from her mental disorder. she already went through electroconvulsive therapy along with extensive counseling and saw no results.

3) What is wrong with Harries arm at the end of the book? Harry's arm is badly infected because he has been injecting his arm with unsanitary needles.

4) Why is this bad for harry and Tyrone? This is bad for Harry and Tyrone because Harry and Tyrone are forced to go to a near by hospital where they are arrested for jumping bail. Then harry gets needs to get his arm amputated and then is sent to jail with one arm.

5) how does Marion turn out at the end of the book? Marion meets a pimp and decides to become a prostitute in order to pay for her drug addictions.

6) What is the moral of the book requiem for a dream? The moral of this story is do not get into drugs or take any sketchy pills because it will always end badly. You will ruin your lives trying to make a quick buck and your main goal will not be made because drugs have no good ending.

7) What is the theme of the book? The theme of the book is sadness and the ruining of lives. These are two themes because Harry’s, Tyrone’s, and Marion’s goal was to get rich and in the end all of their dreams were ruined and their lives became miserable. For Mrs. Goldfarb she wanted to lose weight and she winded up having to go to a mental institution.

8) What was the ending of the book and how was it significant? The ending was when Mrs. Goldfarb going on the game show and winning money with her son by her side hugging her, however, it was all an illusion and she is still in the mental institution. This is significant because this could have been the real ending of the book is Mrs. Goldfarb did not take those pills and if Harry did not go down the path of using drugs.

9) How did everyone’s life end in the book? Harry lost an arm because of the overuse of drugs, Tyrone was brought to jail Tyrone brought Harry to the hospital for his infected arm and for something like that, Tyrone had to have been part of it., Marion became a prostitute to make money and she is still going to the therapist