The comment by the character, who seems to be African-American, that the “other pastures … aren’t necessarily greener” may be a subtle reference to a 1930s play (and later movie) by Marc Connelly called “The Green Pastures” in which scenes from the Old Testament are interpreted through African-American eyes.
axe-grinder over 15 years ago
… freedom’s just another word for ‘nothing left to lose’…
stringmusicianer over 15 years ago
Well said Mr. Byrd. It’s a hard way to make a living.
JoeTrom over 15 years ago
The latest Comics Curmudgeon has a link to a 1959 LA Times comic page. You have to go to the Comics Curmudgeon website to see it:
http://joshreads.com/
NotFromIceland over 15 years ago
The comment by the character, who seems to be African-American, that the “other pastures … aren’t necessarily greener” may be a subtle reference to a 1930s play (and later movie) by Marc Connelly called “The Green Pastures” in which scenes from the Old Testament are interpreted through African-American eyes.
prasrinivara over 15 years ago
NotFromIceland, it could also be simple-plainspeak for “we don’t actually have a choice in the pastures we move to”.
axe-grinder over 15 years ago
He’s just cleverly playing off the old saying about moving on to “greener pastures.”