Reminiscent of Studs Turkel's 'Working', this piece takes you along on a garbage truck's rounds. You hear it, you see it, you smell it, you are there, and it's kind of exciting and fun. "Motor Mouth", our pungent protagonist, offers some interesting and valuable insights into the power of positive thinking. No narrator, which is nice. At first I wondered why the reporter didn't edit out his questions, but then I came to realize that by leaving them in he gives the audience a much more honest picture than they might have get otherwise.
Review of Garbage Man-Long Version
Phil Easley
Posted on February 11, 2004 at 07:44 AM
Reminiscent of Studs Turkel's 'Working', this piece takes you along on a garbage truck's rounds. You hear it, you see it, you smell it, you are there, and it's kind of exciting and fun. "Motor Mouth", our pungent protagonist, offers some interesting and valuable insights into the power of positive thinking. No narrator, which is nice. At first I wondered why the reporter didn't edit out his questions, but then I came to realize that by leaving them in he gives the audience a much more honest picture than they might have get otherwise.