Milk and Change in "the Mezzanine"
Milk and Change in the mezzanine` Howie's analysis throughout “The Mezzanine” paints a picture of someone who is very clearly obsessed with innovation, however, there are also times when innovation is forced to battle with Howies unwillingness to change. One of the moments where Baker best displays this part of Howie's character is in the section talking about the change from using milk delivery services to buying milk from the store. I think this passage brilliantly displays the sad feeling of change we have all felt, through a very analytical character such as Howie, and shows how he responds when his emotions get the best of him. In chapter 6, Howie describes how the deliveries started out being three times a week with the Onondaga Dairy company, however, as time went on they dropped to just two times a week. Furthermore, milk packages from different companies started arriving each week as company after the company went out of business. The quality of the milk drops a...