Eugene Jarecki's War On Drugs
Eugene Jarecki explains that Nannie Jeter was like a second mother to him, and her children, grandchildren a second family and not every one of whom are still alive, and many of whom have been in and out of prison due to drugs. She was contracted by his family to care for him while his parents worked, and she was a part of his family when he first came home from the hospital in Connecticut where Eugene's father worked as a doctor. Later when his family moved to a comfortable suburb of New York City where his father had started a successful business, they offered to double Nannie's pay if she would go with them to New York. She believed that more money would improve a life for her family left behind in New Haven.
Many years later, Nannie …show more content…
At one point in the film, Nannie explains the difficult choice she made in continuing to work with Eugene’s family when they moved away from New Haven. She tells him, “Eugene that was the wrong thing to do.” She lost her families when she moved to New York. The privileged of Eugene has led him to a lot of positive experiences and a lot of people from her families who were growing along his side were having different kind of experiences due to drug.
Toward the end of the film, Nannie said, "I feel I cheated myself out of what I could have accomplished. I never realized that I wanted to be in politics, to be a voice for someone, to say what was wrong, whether it changed or not, but rather to make it realized that something is wrong. Eugene, Nannie said I've learned so much and I've attempted to instruct it to other individuals, but people would rather go down the similar road that you went down before they learn. You make a lot of mistakes with your life, however when you some way or another blow your children’s life, you always think about it. “I don't understand the War on Drugs. All I know is... I miss my son.” Jarecki uses Nannie's story and words to underscore the individual loss of millions of people who, as Nannie, made difficult decisions to help their families, however weren't able to anticipate the outcomes or to see better
Many years later, Nannie …show more content…
At one point in the film, Nannie explains the difficult choice she made in continuing to work with Eugene’s family when they moved away from New Haven. She tells him, “Eugene that was the wrong thing to do.” She lost her families when she moved to New York. The privileged of Eugene has led him to a lot of positive experiences and a lot of people from her families who were growing along his side were having different kind of experiences due to drug.
Toward the end of the film, Nannie said, "I feel I cheated myself out of what I could have accomplished. I never realized that I wanted to be in politics, to be a voice for someone, to say what was wrong, whether it changed or not, but rather to make it realized that something is wrong. Eugene, Nannie said I've learned so much and I've attempted to instruct it to other individuals, but people would rather go down the similar road that you went down before they learn. You make a lot of mistakes with your life, however when you some way or another blow your children’s life, you always think about it. “I don't understand the War on Drugs. All I know is... I miss my son.” Jarecki uses Nannie's story and words to underscore the individual loss of millions of people who, as Nannie, made difficult decisions to help their families, however weren't able to anticipate the outcomes or to see better