Juno and the Paycock Lesson Plan

How does the relationship between Jack and Joxer change now that Jack believes he has inherited a great deal of money? Has any sudden change in your life or that of you friends changed a friendship of yours?

Where before they had been equals, Jack now carries himself as someone above Joxer, someone to whom Joxer is coming for assistance. Jack believes he himself is a person of importance who has a great deal of responsibility for managing his newfound wealth. Money has changed the relationship between the men, although in point of fact, they remain very similar because Jack has only the promise of the inheritance, and not the money itself. When students discuss their...