"The Horse Dealer's Daughter"

There are many examples in “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” that tie into the numbers in “Professor”. The example I chose is that of the pond. The pond reminded me of the River Styx in Greek Mythology which is why the number it ties intois the one titled “It’s Greek to Me”. In Greek Mythology, the River Styx separated the world of the living from the world of the dead. The pond in “The Horse Dealer’s Daughter” seemed to do the same thing. Mable went into the pond because she wanted to die, and she was close to death when Doctor Ferguson pulled her out. Also, went the doctor resurfaced from the pond, he “knew he was in the world” meaning that the pond was some unearthly place, like the River Styx. On top of all this, the River Styx means “River of hate”, and when Mable walked into the pond, she hated her father, her brothers, and quite frankly, the entire world, because of the debt and the fact that the horse farm was getting taken away. All of this is why I think the pond is a great example of the “It’s Greek to Me” number in “Professor”.