Above all, she wonders when Ate decided that Jane was a product to sell. Was it in the months after Ate had to stop baby nursing, or earlier? When Ate counseled Jane to leave Billy, helping her move to the dorm in Queens, even paying for Jane’s bunk—was that an act of kindness or part of a bigger plan?
But is this also part of the bigger scheme where all workers are but commodities? And Ate is but a facilitator, who is also one herself.
