Three colorful knitted mittens joined by one strand of yarn on a rust-colored wooden board.

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Edie

Shouldn't everybody care about everybody else?

— On the Waterfront • 1954

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What it means

Our interpretation.

A simple, sincere question that sounds almost like a plea. The speaker wonders whether everyone ought to care about everyone else, and asks it plainly, as though the answer should be obvious. It challenges the idea that looking out only for yourself is normal.

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