ls her one of them. Outside the Arizona home, she tells him, "I want you to go up there and get me a toddler" (Coen 1987). A police officer, Ed represents the hypocrisy of the criminal justice system since Hi's criminal past keeps him from adopting but she directs him to steal a baby.
In "Fargo," there are many themes that revolve around Jerry's plot to kidnap his wife to get out of debt. One of the themes is how men like Jerry can be controlled by their father-in-law because of differences in wealth and power. Likewise, Jerry's desperation is the desperation of a small-idea man who wants to earn the respect of the upper-classes like his father-in-law but who remain dependent on them to advance. When Jerry tries to ge
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