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    A View from the Bridge A View from the Bridge is a play by American playwright Arthur Miller. The play is set in 1950s America‚ in an Italian American neighborhood called Red Hook near the Brooklyn Bridge in New York. The main character of the play is Eddie Carbone‚ an Italian American longshoreman‚ who lives with his wife‚ Beatrice and an orphaned niece named Catherine. Eddie is Catherine’s uncle‚ but they are not blood-related. Eddie is very over-protective of Catherine and that he is almost

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    The “American Dream”‚ is the belief that anyone can become successful or wealthy with hard work and dedication. This idea was first used by James Truslow Adams. Generally‚ when people think or talk about “The American Dream” they normal mention a job‚ family‚ wealth‚ and success. It is almost certain that someone will not think or talk about failure. Failure is something that people stray away from. This is normal because everyone wants to succeed in life. Although people hope for success‚ failure

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    The Importance of Biff’s Role in "Death of a Salesman" The play "Death of a Salesman"‚ by Arthur Miller‚ follows the life of Willy Loman‚ a self-deluded salesman who lives in utter denial‚ always seeking the "American Dream‚" and constantly falling grossly short of his mark. The member’s of his immediate family‚ Linda‚ his wife‚ and his two sons‚ Biff and Happy‚ support his role. Of these supportive figures‚ Biff’s character holds the most importance‚ as Biff lies at

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    the right path may not always be where the road signs lead. The road to self-discovery is found by following one ’s heart and mind and to wherever they may lead them. Within the plays Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ and Our Town by Thornton Wilder‚ parallel pathways and contrary connections can be established between the characters coinciding in both. In Death of a Salesman‚ Willy Loman is the portrait of a sixty year old man reflecting upon his past‚ one of lies and hopelessness. Upon

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    	Arthur Miller is recognized as an important and influential playwright‚ not to mention essayist and novelist. Although he has had plenty of luck in his writing career‚ his fame is the product of his ingenious ability to control what he wants his readers to picture or feel. As one of his critics states‚ "Miller writes ingeniously‚ conveying the message that ‘if the proper study of mankind is man‚ man’s inescapable problem is himself (Brown‚ 306).’" Miller accurately puts into words

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    At the beginning of this play‚ Miller creates an atmosphere of “undisturbed normality”.It is set ‘in the outskirts of an American town’. The title implies the metaphorical concepts of the Keller family showing their family extends to ‘their’ community. Although‚ being middle with a working class background‚ there are not rich yet feel financially stable and especially after the apparent tragedy (world war two) the Keller family is surprisingly stable. In the stage directions of the first scene.

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    People are influenced by opinions. It is either their own or societal perspectives that will affect their actions. Arthur Miller’s‚ The Crucible‚ displays a character that shows the difficulty of extreme scrutiny from societal and personal perspectives. The character‚ John Proctor‚ struggles with opinions from society. He also struggles with the difficulty of his own opinions. He struggles to find himself and what will make him happy throughout the play‚ but with the help of his own opinion‚ he

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    glance‚ the American Dream can seem attainable to any and all that try. This façade of success deceives people into believing that they can accomplish more than their circumstances truly allow. The deception society has on people can inhibit their perception of reality in the same way it did to Willy Loman. Willy’s inability to recognize the actual reality of his situation is first seen during the scene where Ben is introduced. In this scene‚ Ben tells of their father’s success as a salesman and his

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    Truth is defined as to admit if it is real or reality. In fact I think that truth was showen in Death of a Salesman as well as The Great Gatsby and the Poe poems and short stories that I have read in class. Truth is involved in the novel Death of Salesman . In Death of a Salesman the truth is a major factor in the book. The American Dream is a major factor in Death of a Salesman. The American dream is

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    Many American writers have been successful in shattering what they consider to be the myth of “The American Dream”. Discuss this in relation to the texts you have studied. “…It ’s absolutely stupid to spend your time doing things you don ’t like in order to go on doing things you don ’t like…we ’re bringing up children‚ and educating them to live the same sort of lives we ’re living…that they may justify themselves and find satisfaction in life by bringing up their children to bring up their children

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