Arty And The Fly Roper Analysis
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Arty and the Fly Roper’s show work well together for a couple reasons. The Fly Roper benefits from being conveniently located near the massive audiences that Arty draws in, and Arty is not threatened by the small show the Fly Roper puts on. “ It was the least-spectacular turn the Fabulon had ever offered.” (Dunn. 196) The shows also work well together because of the similarities between Arty and C.B. Ford. They both have strong personalities and fantastic showmanship that pull the audiences in. “He’d jump all over the stage swiping wildly at the air....until the audience was half convinced he was never going to catch a fly...” (Dunn, 197) Both Arty and Mr. Ford pray on the weak to fuel their shows. Mr. Ford uses the flies and Arty uses people