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SUMMARY
Transactions
In the intricate "Transactions" a light- skinned,
thoroughly Americanized Jamaican salesman
simply purchases a daughter for himself.
Character
. The Salesman/Busha/Harold Sells
American goods, not from America himself
his car is American and he has an American
occupation. He is a travelling salesman His
car parked with American goods.
The salesman has always wanted a child
The salesman is not Catholic he has
obviously put great thought into this
transaction. He is fantasising about the ideal
situation
Everything is commerce he cannot live
Harolds Habitus
Harolds habitus (how he
perceives the world around him)
- Everything is commerce he
cannot live without it