Getting High on Your Own Supply: ‘Scarface’ as an Allegory of Capitalism
Scarface implies that under capitalism, “getting high on your own supply” is inevitable, as the system is based on the exploitation of dissatisfaction.
Brandon P. Bisbey
Brandon P. Bisbey is an Associate Professor of Spanish and faculty in
Latinx and Latin American Studies and Women's, Gender and
Sexuality Studies at Northeastern Illinois University. He is the author
of 'Between Camp and Cursi: Humor and Homosexuality in
Contemporary Mexican Literature' (SUNY Press, 2021).
Debut ‘The Novelist’ Is Among the Best Books About Addiction
Jordan Castro’s debut The Novelist is a relatable and humorous study of the economy of plotting, ironic description, and the addictive nature of the self.