Invisible Lives, Visible Stories
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In Sweat , Lynn Nottage casts a spotlight on factory workers and the problems that come with it. Nottage talks about global events, with one notable example being the impact of NAFTA. NAFTA created free trade between Canada, USA, and Mexico which caused many people to lose their jobs because now they could be manufactured in different countries without tariffs when being exported. Before I read Sweat I didn't know about NAFTA or the effect it had on factory workers, but Nottage uses Sweat to publicize this problem. "You could wake up tomorrow and all your jobs are in Mexico, whatever, it’s this NAFTA bullshit" (Nottage). Even the characters in Sweat don't know much about NAFTA, which shows the unfamiliarity of this large change. Nottage also highlights the problems that arose between people and friends because of people being laid off. At Jessie's birthday party, Cynthia talks about how she got a promotion, and Tracey gets mad and jealous becaus...