oin the forces that threaten his life, or do what he feels is right, and resist conformity.
In the beginning, it is apparent that Newman is anti-Semite. He appears to share the hostile sentiments of his neighbors towards Jew's and other minorities. The story begins with Newman refusing to help a Puerto Rican woman who is being raped in front of his house, pleading for help, "Policia, policia!." His coworker and neighbor, Fred Hogan, is a major proponent of the Christian Front, a radical anti-Semitic group of the time. Often times Fred would talk about eradicating the Jews from their neighborhood and it is clear that Newman agrees. Newman works in one of the most biased corporations in New York as the head of personnel shows how people initially perce
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