Census Quote by Ethan Coen Joel Coen
““Hold it right there. You men from the bank?" "You Wash's boy?" "Yessir and Daddy told me I'm to shoot whoever's from the bank." "Well, we ain't from the bank young feller." "Yessir, I'm also s'posed to shoot folks serving papers." "We ain't got no papers neither." "I nicked the census man." "Now there's a good boy.””
About This Quote
Source Film script, possibly a Western or crime scene
Characters confront each other with threats, revealing tension and power dynamics in a hostile encounter.
In simple terms: A tense standoff unfolds.
Key Takeaway
Assess threats before reacting.
Themes
conflict
power
communication
danger
authority
Mood
tense
dramatic
gritty
Type
Census:0
Shoot:1
Daddy Told:0
Told Shoot:0
Men Bank:0
Shoot Bank:0
Shoot Folks:0
When to use this quote
- law enforcement
- negotiations
- dramatic scenes
Key Concepts
dialogue analysis
character study
social dynamics
Questions to Reflect On
- What does this exchange reveal about character motives?
- How does language shape power?
A Different Perspective
The excerpt is fragmented and may lack context.
![“One thing that's really interesting is not only the magnitude of the recent immigration into this country, but also its distribution and its investment in the country. About 9.3 percent of the population is now foreign-born [announced by the Census Bureau at over 10 percent a few days later]…” quote by Kenneth Prewitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/1ec/kenneth-prewitt-70686_big-cities_one-thing-that-s-really-interesting-is-n_122203.jpg)
![“Money nowadays is money; money brings office; money gains friends; everywhere the poor man is down. [Lat., In pretio pretium nunc est; dat census honores, Census amicitias; pauper ubique jacet.]” quote by Ovid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/fdc/ovid-276_census_money-nowadays-is-money-money-brings-off_383990.jpg)
