The Town · 2010 — 第 14 / 20 章 · 3'21" · B2

Doug and Jem Fight Over Leaving, Explained:rear-view

Two relationships break at once. An FBI agent tells Claire she lied about the man she is seeing, and that she now needs a lawyer. Then Doug and Jem turn on each other over one last job and everything underneath it: “There's people I can't let you walk away from.” The argument is about money, loyalty and family.

あらすじ

The chapter ends two bonds. FBI agent Frawley confronts Claire, laying out that she opened the safe for the robber, is now dating him, and lied about it: “You do need a lawyer.” Then Doug and Jem argue about a final job and about Krista and her child, until Jem says he is leaving for Florida and Doug refuses to let him go quietly.

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come throughsmokedput a move onrear-view

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このシーンの表現

rear-view

the mirror behind you

Doug uses the mirror as a metaphor for leaving the town and his past behind.

He put the old job in his rear-view.

このシーンの他の表現

  • come through

    arrived or succeeded

  • smoked

    done for or caught

  • put a move on

    get moving quickly

  • give a fuck

    care at all

  • one-way

    one-sided

このシーンのメモ一覧

62 行のセリフに 31 件のメモ

表現 · A2look familiar

seem recognizable

Look familiar?
表現 · B1open the safe

unlock the safe

You opened the safe for him.
表現 · C1carry on a relationship

keep a relationship going

...and now the two of you are carrying on a relationship about which you lied to the FBI.
文法 · C1a relationship about which you lied

preposition plus relative pronoun: The clause with the preposition fronted means the relationship you lied about.

...and now the two of you are carrying on a relationship about which you lied to the FBI.
表現 · A2need a lawyer

require legal help

You do need a lawyer.
表現 · A2something wrong with something

the matter with

Something wrong with the apartment?
スラング · C1smoked

done for — Street slang for being finished or caught.

-it's large. -We're smoked. Punt it.
スラング · C1Punt it

pass on it — From football; means to pass a job on rather than take it.

-it's large. -We're smoked. Punt it.
表現 · A2think about something

considered it

-Who else is gonna buy it? -You should've thought about that...
表現 · B1pick up an extra person

bring one more person

Look, pick up an extra guy. All right? Or go with three guys.
スラング · C1boot it

kick it out — Casual for rejecting or dropping something.

Or fucking be smart and boot it.
表現 · C1a ton of heat

heavy police pressure here heat means police pressure, not temperature

Because we got a ton of heat on us, for one thing.
文法 · B1for one thing

parenthetical: For one thing signals a first reason, implying more will follow.

Because we got a ton of heat on us, for one thing.
発音ton of heat

Link ton of and heat on so they run together.

Because we got a ton of heat on us, for one thing.
表現 · B1have done something a hundred times

done it many times

We'll put a move on. We've done it a hundred times.
表現 · A2forget it

never mind

You know what? Forget it. Do what you want to do. I'm done.
スラング · B2bullshit

nonsense — Coarse; keep it out of formal talk.

What does that mean? Sounds like a bunch of bullshit.
表現 · B1the whole town

the entire town

I'm putting this whole fucking town in my rear-view.
発音whole fucking town

Stress whole and town, and slip quickly over fucking.

I'm putting this whole fucking town in my rear-view.
表現 · B2walk away from someone

leave behind

There's people I can't let you walk away from.
表現 · C1give a fuck about something

care about (vulgar)

All you give a fuck about is coke and Xbox...
スラング · B2coke

cocaine — Street name for cocaine; formal talk says cocaine.

All you give a fuck about is coke and Xbox...
表現 · A2be better than someone

superior to someone

Know what your problem is? You think you're better than people.
文法 · B1Know what your problem is?

subject omission: The subject is dropped, making the question blunter and more aggressive.

Know what your problem is? You think you're better than people.
表現 · C1shatter someone's illusions

destroy someone's hopes

I don't wanna shatter your illusions here, partner.
文法 · B2letting me or not letting me

parallel negation: Pairing the positive and negative stresses that the other person has no say at all.

You aren't letting me or not letting me do shit, all right?
表現 · B2a cheat sheet

a quick reference

Here's a little cheat sheet for you.
表現 · B1get something in one's head

make yourself understand

All right? You got it? Get that in your fucking head!
表現 · A1visit someone

come to see someone

If you wanna see me again, come down and visit me in Florida.
発音come down and

The d in down blends with and, almost like down-n.

If you wanna see me again, come down and visit me in Florida.
スラング · C1Cunt

an extremely vulgar insult — Extremely offensive; never say it to anyone.

Cunt.

「Doug and Jem Fight Over Leaving」を読み解く

What's really going on

The chapter is built on the gap between its two fights. The first is quiet and procedural: Frawley lays out what he knows about Claire and lets her sit with it — “I was wrong. You do need a lawyer.” The second is raw. Doug and Jem argue about a job, then about money, family and a child neither of them claims, and it becomes clear the fight is really about a life they can no longer share. The accusation that someone thinks he is “better than all these people” names the resentment of a man who feels judged and left behind. Doug's “There's people I can't let you walk away from” shows why he cannot simply let his friend go. By the end, one of them is talking about Florida and the other is still trying to hold on.

Theme

FriendshipTwo men who grew up like brothers finally say the things that end the friendship.
Family conflictAn argument about a sister, her child and who is responsible turns personal and bitter.

このチャプターで学べること

  • Doug's clean break is really a flight from himself.
  • Jem's taunts mix jealousy with genuine hurt.
  • The unborn child is used as a weapon, not a reason.
  • Frawley's case against Claire is built on a kindness she accepted.

発音のポイント

  • ton of heat — Link ton of and heat on so they run together.
  • whole fucking town — Stress whole and town, and slip quickly over fucking.
  • come down and — The d in down blends with and, almost like down-n.
I'm putting this whole fucking town in my rear-view.

Doug's vow that he is done with Charlestown for good, framing the town as something he will leave behind.

There's people I can't let you walk away from.

Doug's refusal to let his friend simply disappear, pointing to people who still depend on him.

I'm better than all these people. I'm better than everybody.

A boast meant to wound, exposing the belief that one man has outgrown everyone around him.

I'm tired of your one-way fucking bullshit.

The accusation that ends the friendship: everything in it runs one way, decided by one person.

If you wanna see me again, come down and visit me in Florida.

A last piece of advice offered as a goodbye, telling the other man where to find him if he ever wants to talk.

このシーンについての質問

Why does Frawley confront Claire?

He has worked out that she opened the safe during the robbery and is now dating one of the robbers while lying to the FBI, and he wants her to understand the danger she is in.

Why do Doug and Jem fight?

They disagree over whether to take one more job, and the argument expands into resentment about money, family, Krista's child, and who gets to decide what they do.

Why does Jem want to leave for Florida?

He is done with Charlestown and the life there, and he suggests that if Doug ever wants to see him again, he should come down and visit.

What does “in my rear-view” mean?

It means putting something behind you and not going back. Doug says he is putting the whole town in his rear-view, meaning he intends to leave Charlestown for good.

What does the argument about Krista's child reveal?

It shows how tangled the crew's private lives are: Jem hints the child is not his, Doug refuses to press Krista, and the fight turns on old wounds rather than facts.

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