Eliza fears that she is speaking to a police detective and is nervous about taking money from a gentleman she spoke with. This reflects realities of oppressive governments where people live in fear of authorities and military, and face harsh laws and few civil rights protections.

1. IB Lang. & Lit.
Feb, 2014
Felipe De la Garza

2. • Eliza clearly fears who she
thinks is a police detective;
an authority figure
• She was nervous about
having talked to the
gentleman and taken his
money.
In Act 1

5. Real life
• Oppressive governments
• Fear of the military &
misinterpretation
• States with harsh laws
• E.G. United Arab Emirates
• Militarized governments
• Nations with no, or few, civil rights