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Damaged Goods 149
But
"
Damaged Goods
"
contains more than an
expose of venereal disease. It touches upon the
whole of our social life. It points out the cold
blooded indifference of the rich toward those who
do not belong to their class, to the poor, the
workers, the disinherited whom they sacrifice with
out the slightest compunction on the altar of their
own comforts. Moreover, the play also treats of
the contemptible attitude towards love not backed
by property or legal sanction. In short, it un
covers and exposes not only sexual disease but that
which is even more terrible our social disease,
our social syphilis.
George Dupont, the son of wealthy people, is
informed by a specialist that he has contracted a
venereal disease of a most serious nature; but that
with patience and time he will be cured. Dupont
is crushed by the news, and decides to blow out
his brains. His only regret is that he cannot in
the least account for his trouble.
George. I m not a rake, Doctor. My life might be
held up as an example to all young men. I assure you,
no one could possibly be more prudent, no one. See
here; supposing I told you that in all my life I have only
had two mistresses, what would you say to that?
Doctor. That would have been enough to bring you
here.
George. No, Doctor. Not one of those two. No
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