y should call the
police and turn it in. He makes this decision in spite of the fact that he
has a menial job and a pregnant wife. His comment to his friends is, "You
work for the American Dream, you don't steal it." Hank's older brother
Jacob and Jacob's friend Lou do not see things the same way as Hank. These
men are characterized as having slightly lower intelligence, lowbrow
interests and infantile decision-making powers. They enjoy crass jokes,
drink excessively and are both out of work. Jacob and Lou want to keep
the money. Their reasoning is that the money is drug money and therefore
belongs to no one. They do not think that keeping it is stealing. Jacob
says, "If its broken don't fix it", meaning, if it is no
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