The difference between a derelict and a man is a job

• Irene is a vivacious airhead oblivious to social problems
  
• Her sister seems more grounded yet she is the one offering people money to win the scavenger hunt (basically throwing away money for bragging rights)
  
• The scavenger hunt is described as a treasure hunt but the things you are looking for nobody wants (like a forgotten man), I noticed that only women and young men were participating in this tomfoolery and the older gentlemen (husbands and rich old bachelors) just sat by and drank while their families ran amok. 
  
• Godfrey calls the people nitwits, they are empty headed people with nothing to do but waste time looking for unwanted things
• Godfrey is a redeemable homeless man because instead of asking for money as compensation he asks for a job, he WANTS to be an active and productive member of society. His pride will not allow him to live off of charity. I think he also realizes that a steady job is much better than a one time payment
• I guess I am confused about the roles of the maids and butlers, I thought the maid brought breakfast and the butler answered doors....I guess he is a jack of all trades, but either way it was highly improper for a non family member of the opposite sex to enter the bedroom
• Irene's definition of protege is way off...I like our definition from class- an in home gigolo
• The mothers and daughters are spoiled and seem to have had no guiding hand on how to act like decent people
• the mother is more concerned on how people will perceive the family than with her families actual emotions
• "amusing" seems to be the word of the day... if its amusing then it is acceptable
• The mother speaks a mile a minute and is barely understandable
• "money money money, the frankenstein monster that destroyed souls" hypocritical much? I think he just didn't want the father talking about money because it could lead to a discussion about how Carlo was just a waste of money a drain on the household funds...USELESS. UN-NEEDED. A PARASITE 
• The mother is clueless and the daughters are vindictive...they kind of remind me of the sisters in the movie "My Best Friends Wedding" they were dubbed the vengeful sluts
• "Godfrey id the first thing  Irene is showing affection for since her Pomeranian died last summer" Mom sees Godfrey as an object not worthy of human emotions.
• All the female members of the family treat the men in their lives as objects
• Godfrey seems to have more of a grounding in morality and propriety...did he always have this or did he acquire these qualities after he became a forgotten man?
• The family is improper and living the high life, yet if Godfrey is improper he will end up back on the ash pile
• Godfrey is proud in his ability to be a good butler and even more proud that he has accomplished this with this particular family...
• "The Parkes were never educated to face life" the downfall of the upperclasses...
• All the women are in love with Godfrey he has that "it" quality just like Clara  Bowe 

I really liked this movie and the reading we did that tried to view "My Man Godfrey" as a marxist commentary of capitalism higlighted some of the technical aspects...for example the idea that although Godfrey is a forgotten man, the camera right off the bat finds him and stays on him...you can't forget him now. The "love" between Godfrey and Irene makes me want to vomit because Godfrey doesn't really show any affection for Irene and then he marries her and he even admits that he is starting to get that foolish feeling again referring to love...Watching this made me remember all of the poorly written "romance" novels where we have a decent story line and someone decides to throw in a love story to round it out. Its like being blindsided by a car in winter...it comes out of nowhere leaving you dazed and confused.