Pulp Fiction analysis - part 4: The Bonnie Situation

[lyricsfromsweden]

you know why he Jimmie says nigger freely? because the situation jules and vincent put him in could end his marriage and is making him very upset. that's why jules doesn't even try to argue with him since he's black himself, cuz he knows that he put Jimmie in a very fucked up situation. hence his free using of the word "nigger"

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@lyricsfromsweden I understand your reasoning, but still, if he was a white man married to a black woman, the N word would would not be part of his vocabulary at all. Put yourself in his shoes.

Your reasoning is good at explaining why he's not afraid of using the word in front of a black hit man, but not at explaining why he'd so severly disrespect his wife and her race.

[lyricsfromsweden]

@MrMovieAnalyst well, it's like the coffee in his kitchen, it ain't what's on his mind at that point, what's on his mind is the dead nigger in his garage (btw, i actually don't like using the word nigger cuz i'm not a racist). so i think that's why he uses the word freely, otherwise i don't think he would use it but hey he's a fictional character. and i've never been married but i'm guessing at the B alternative anyway, haha

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@lyricsfromsweden (continued...) I guess the bottom line is, would you be more careful about pissing off a hit man, or about pissing off your wife? (Hint: If you've ever been married, you know the answer.)

[royalflash1618]

maaan, you're interpretations are really crooked... it's like saying man has never been to moon and it was all shot in a dessert in arizona...

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@royalflash1618 You know, there really is a difference between symbolism on the one hand, and conspiracy theories on the other. To equate the two is ridiculous...If you disagree with my interpretation, just say so, and present your own.

[DustinKingFilms]

Tho odds are he would say that word freely because he is used to it (his wife being black). Why else say a derrogatory remark in front of a black man who's occupation is to kill people?

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@DustinKingFilms Sorry, I have trouble believing a white man with a black wife would use the word freely. He probably wouldn't use it at all and would be quite offended if someone else did, even if while discussing someone other than his wife.

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@DustinKingFilms The point of saying it in front of Jules is to show that Jimmie has the upper hand in this scenario. (See the part about 'control switching' in the analysis on the blog.)

[badlieutenant13]

Nahhhh......Bonnie is black.

[MrOnairos]

very interesting stuff!

[MrMovieAnalyst]

@MrOnairos Thanks:)