![]() ![]() 06).įunny and yet cynical in some sense, readers of “Repent Harlequin” will be exposed to that facet in society and government. ![]() Marm's dispensing of the jellybeans creates an unabashedly festive atmosphere among the factory workers-indeed as Ellison describes it, "a holiday" (p. 405), the traditional colors of New Orleans' Mardi Gras. Although Ellison explicitly states that there are "illions and billions" (p.Ĥ05) of jellybeans and that they are of various colors, he is careful to specify only three of the colors: purple, yellow, and green (p. Apart from that, another image that Ellison wants to project in this scene is that of a doubloon-dispensing float rider in one of New Orleans’ annual Carnival parades.One indication that this is Ellison's intention is the jellybeans that Marm unleashes on the factory workers. We could deem that throughout the story, Ellison wants us to see Marm as a comic rebel-hero. 06).Accordingly, when the Harlequin swoops down in his airboat on the workers entering the roller-bearing plant and showers them with jellybeans, he is attempting to show them that life can and should be a joyous affair and not the government-mandated robotic existence they are leading. ![]()
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