Perestroika 3.2

Summary

The scene takes place in Roy's hospital room where Ethel appears and announces she is going to Roy's disbarment hearing. Belize discovers Roy's stash of pills and takes a few of the bottels, he says they are for a friend and we assume that they are for Prior.

Terms

1. Jujubes - A fruit-flavored, usually chewy candy or lozenge.

2. Azidothymedine - A nucleoside analogue used to slow replication of HIV. AZT is approved for the initial treatment of HIV infection.

3. Lillian Hellman - 1905–84, American dramatist.

4. Yonkers - In New York, on the east bank of the Hudson river.

5. Kike - Used as a disparaging term for a Jew.

Study Questiones

1. Based on what we have read so far, do you think Roy is going to live for the rest of the screenplay? Do we want to see Roy live to the end of the screenplay?