r/TheWire • u/Confident_Try5464 • 1d ago
I love marlo’s end
I finished the wire 2 days ago and one of my favorite moment was the conclusion of Marlo.
It represents the fact that he can’t be another thing that a hoodmaster, Social advancement is at a standstill, and even with Stanfield's success, he won't feel truly comfortable or accepted in the world of the "big boys," the world of people who exploit all these street dealers. If Stringer had understood that, he wouldn't be dead.
The difference between Marlo and Stringer with Avon is that one does what he does because he comes from the streets and has no choice to survive (at least not at the base, without much financial education, just pure resourcefulness), and the other two have no code of conduct and want to get rich by denying all morality (a symbol of unbridled capitalism). Both have simply forgotten that the floor above is hermetically sealed off to people like them.
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u/jasonkash 1d ago
I couldn’t stop thinking about his ending when I finished. If you pay attention the last shot of him is a perspective of him under a distant shot of him under a lamp post on the corner representing him and his permanent place as someone who wants respect on the street, owning the corners similar to Avon. Very poetic almost like a play
If you ask me I don’t think stingers be above if he knew his place I just think he made too many enemy’s on the street he didn’t respect or give credit to