DARE Interview : Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Primary Informant PA094

Fieldworker

Brunette, Peter

Date

• 1968

Publisher

Dictionary of American Regional English

Summary

• Informant Data:
• PA094: White; male; age: 27 (young); education: college; community type: large city
• Media Files:
• Arthur the Rat. Speaker: PA094 (2:55)
• Full Interview (Tape 1386-S1).
• Content:
• 00:30 Discussion of America’s fascination with weapons, toy guns, why Americans solve problems with guns, new ways to kill people, Vietnam—makes killing heroic, the right to defend ourselves, opinion about the Marines, violence on TV
• 10:50 Gun control legislation, how government spends money, relations with Russians
• 16:30 Discussion of poverty among minorities
• 17:30 Opinion about war and murder, description of Informant’s military service
• 20:45 Racial breakdown of poverty in the United States
• 26:15 Sports—Informant’s opinion about attitudes toward winning at all costs
• 28:00 Future plans—be a ruthless businessman
• 29:25 Decline of religious charity
• 30:25 Arthur the Rat
• 33:20 Tape end