A TEACHER’S GUIDE TO THE PENGUIN EDITION OF ARTHUR MILLER’S DEATH OF A SALESMAN By RANDEANE TETU‚ Middlesex Community College‚ Middletown‚ CT A Teacher’s Guide to Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman 2 NOTE TO THE TEACHER The questions‚ exercises‚ and assignments on these pages are designed to guide students’ reading of the literary work and to provide suggestions for exploring the implications of the story through discussions‚ research‚ and writing. Most of the items can be handled
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Arthur ‘boo’ radley At the start of the novel ‘boo’ is described as a “malevolent phantom”. Boo is never seen outside the house. ”phantom” shows us that harper lee wants to hint that boo haunts his house like a ghost would. The fact that “phantom” is used and ghost isn’t means that the reader is meant to think that boo is evil. This is backed up by the word “malevolent” showing that boo wishes to harm others something only a “phantom” would do. This idea of Boo being a “phantom” is further enforced
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individual opposes the will of the majority is a recurring feature of drama.” Identify such a conflict in a non-Shakespearean play you have studied and show how the dramatist deals with the implications for both the character and the society. Arthur Miller in ‘The Crucible‚’ deals with the internal/external conflicts of protagonist John Proctor‚ during the witch trials of Salem; showing the effects of “an individual opposed to the will of the majority.” Through the mass hysteria caused by Abigail
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Fighting for Equal Rights Jane Addams‚ Harriet Tubman‚ Elizabeth Cady Stanton‚ and Rachel Carson were four American women who advocated for social change. Their courage‚ intelligence‚ strength and leadership made a positive difference in the lives of many people. These women were pioneers in their times. They either helped to found‚ or lent their voices to‚ various social movements‚ policies‚ and causes that evolved during their lifetimes and proved successful in helping many oppressed people.
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King Arthur is a terrible leader. King Arthur from King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green is hardly a terrible leader because he is brave‚ powerful and just. King Arthur is a brave leader. “But Arthur sprang to his feet‚ drawing his sword and shouting defiance at Pellinore‚ who thereupon came down from his horse and drew his own sword. … ‘There are two ways with that‚’ cried Arthur‚ mad with shame and fury. ‘Death is welcome when it comes; but to yield - never!’
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Good evening ladies and gentlemen it is I the successful former mayor Arthur Birling and today I shall inform and express my vital views about my triumphant life. Please do take down notes if you would also wish to live a lavish life like myself‚ as the whole purpose of me being her is to be auspicious‚ inspiring and to share some of my great fortune‚ as I wouldn’t dare to waste my precious time. So shall we being? Let’s commence with the bright future we’re all patiently waiting for. I strongly
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Igal Elmaleh Mr. Dunton 11A-3 May 21st‚ 2012 Unit Essay: Death of a Salesman Edmund Spencer once said: “It is the mind that maketh good or ill.” Imagination can lead to ultimate success‚ yet unfortunately‚ it can also lead to complete turmoil. We make sense of our world and move on in life by telling stories. We dream “a little something to get by on‚” as Robert Stone once said. We dream a story for ourselves and mold our lives around the requirements of our dreams. We also use
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Together We Fight by JGardener Tourists on an African safari snap photos of tall grasses‚ bushes‚ and a couple of acacia trees here and there. In the distance‚ a group of giraffes graze. Along with the rustling of the wind over the landscape‚ a gentle whistling resounds. A giraffe approaches and starts munching away on the leaves of one of the acacia trees. Cameras click in rapid succession. Suddenly‚ the huge mammal utters a horrific grunt of pain and runs away shaking its head. “What
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4.04B Essay Arthur Schopenhauer evaluates the need for balance regarding reading and thinking for oneself. Reading has advantages when used correctly. However‚ when overused‚ it can prohibit the mind from thinking on its own. The varied use of books is the gateway to the differences between men of learning and men of intelligence. You have a solid intro‚ but I feel you need “more.” Perhaps a more clearly defined thesis‚ or perhaps another sentence or two. Schopenhauer stresses in this
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In “Fight Club” to have a better appreciation for the movies ending you need to have a better understanding of the events that happen throughout the movie and how they relate to psychoanalytic theory. In the film you can see the struggle between the id and superego of the protagonist. The protagonist shows many classic characteristics of psychoanalytic theory and its basis for core issues‚ and defenses for the unconscious such as‚ motive‚ selective memory‚ repression‚ fear of intimacy‚ as well as
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