Car salesmen repeat quite often, as this one does. But repetition is not just annoying banter. Repetition is used in The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck to set a clear tone and message.
Those sons-of-bitches over there ain't buying. Every yard gets 'em. They're lookers. Spend all their time looking. Don't want to buy no cars; take up your time. Don't give a damn for your time. Over there, them two people-no, with the kids. Get 'em in a car. Start 'em at two hundred and work down. They look good for one and a quarter. Get 'em rolling. Get 'em out in a jalopy. Sock it to 'em! They took our time. (61)
The salesman blatant repetition disrespectful names, such as "sons-of-bitches", or The repetition of There is a high amount of attention directed towards the customers, but they are disregarded as a person and are viewed as simply viewed as a tool for profit. Attention is brought towards the customers for their potential for a sale. The salesman also focuses on time, specifically the waste of time. They are focused only on maximizing profits, and any time that is wasted is profit lost. Their disregard for the customers are also seen by their possession of time. The customer's time that is spent is disregarded, and only the time spent the the salesman matters. The repetition exhibited in the paragraph highlights the message of how machines are only for profit and degrades a person, and only view others not as people, but as degraded sources of profit.
Credit it Christopher Lew for the rough formatting.
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