I feel that progress is seen to be positive to a large extent. In Boom, the positive impression of progress is best reflected by Boon and the Director. Boon is the new and young generation of Singapore and is in the rat race for wealth. One way in which he hopes to acquire wealth from his mother’s old flat. This can be clearly reflected in Act 1, Scene 7, where Boon tries to persuade his mother to sign the en bloc contract; ‘but it’s the perfect solution! Only you would think otherwise. You sell it on the open market, you get peanuts. Nobody’s going to throw money into a place like this. But you get everyone to sell together, that’s when it happens. I tell you, this place got potential to becomes really classy.’ Besides Boon, there are other characters in the play who see progress as a good thing, a way to a better life. For example, the male neighbour in Act 2, Scene 7 is seeing the en bloc scheme as an opportunity to start a new life and provide a better life for his family; ‘this place may be good enough for you, but not for them, okay? They deserve better than this, can’t you see?’ Hence I feel that progress is portrayed to be positive through these instances.
I agree with Bob that Boon seems to represent the new and young generation of Singapore. It is also true that many people in Singapore are in the pursuit for wealth. Just like our generation, we tend to place more emphasis on material gains. Many Singaporeans also have the perception that staying in new flats, condominums and landed property suggests a luxurious way of living, and many are in the pursuit of this lifestyle. Hence I can identify with Boon and progress is thus portrayed to be positive here.
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