How is Death of a Salesman a commentary upon American society and values. Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is a commentary upon society in relation to the painful conflicts of a working class family in New York‚ who throughout their life has struggled to make a decent living and fulfil the American dream. The play illustrates its critical commentary on American society through Willy’s obsession with the Dream‚ depiction of women and the disrespect towards the “elderly.” The main theme in Death
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no reason for Willy to be unhappy with his wife but still he never treated her‚ as a man of the "American Dream" should have. Stockings were very expensive and poor Linda his wife was always mending hers‚ not knowing that Willy had been buying his mistress stockings. As Willy grew older flashbacks of him cheating on Linda would occur in his thoughts. Willy had realized how he had mistreated his wife and while she was mending her stockings he says to her ‚ "Will you stop mending stockings? At least
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agreement to form an alliance. Then as Lord Capulet enters the stage and tells Juliet about the ‘decree’ (that he and Paris have thought up) he finds out that Juliet is not willing to accept what he is proposing for her to do‚ which makes Capulet have a dramatic change in persona. This quote “And yet ‘not proud‚’ mistress minion‚ you‚” shows that Capulet has had a change of heart after what he has heard from his daughter. By him saying ‘not proud’ shows that obviously he’s not proud of his daughter
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Defying authority is hard. Religious laws with strict death penalties for those who defy authority are even harder. In the story The Crucible by Arthur Miller‚ a brave and stern character named John Proctor dwells within the plot of the play. Proctor was one of the few sensible people in the town of Salem to see the lies in Abigail’s witchcraft accusations. Proctor has a great will and love for his word and his wife. Honest‚ upright‚ and blunt-spoken‚ Proctor is a good man with one detrimental
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In "Cousin Kate"‚ Rossetti gives messages about an abuse of power. The "Lord" "lured" the narrator to his "palace home". The word "lured" is very ominous and enforces the idea that he is a figure with authority. He manages to seduce the narrator with his flattery‚ and then enthrals her like a predator with his prey. The Lord has a high social standing which explains how he "wore" the "cottage maiden" like a "silken knot". The narrator felt inferior to the Lord‚ therefore she allows him to abuse her
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stories are looking for something other than what they receive from their wives; they seek to hide their infidelities from their spouses‚ yet they feel no guilt over their actions. In both stories‚ the thought of breaking up their marriage for their mistress is not even an option. Their affairs dangle in mid-air‚ suspended‚ as if time has stopped. They are treated merely as loose interactions with other humans rather than adulterous acts negating their commitments to their mates. In both "No One’s
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seems like a jerk‚ arrogant‚ cocky‚ and physically big‚ thinks he has authority over people. 7) What kind of person is Daisy? – A pretty socialite‚ young and ditzy. 8) What did Miss Baker tell Nick about Tom?- She told him that Tom has a mistress and is cheating on Daisy. 9) When asked about her daughter‚ what does Daisy say? – “I hope she’ll be a fool-that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world‚ a beautiful little fool.” 10) How is Gatsby introduced in the novel? Nick meets
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her first six years she did not know she was a slave because her mother’s mistress took very good care of them and just make sure that because they had grown close‚ they were always well taken care of. When her mother died‚ she was then put into care with her mother’s mistress and learned how to read under her care for the next 6 years until when she was 12 her mistress died as well. Hoping to be set free because her mistress promised her mother that they would never experience hardships‚ she was instead
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women‚ he gets what he wants when he wants it‚ and he is a hypocrite. Tom Buchanan displays a significant amount of arrogance in this novel. First‚ Tom Buchanan loves Daisy‚ that is why he married her‚ but he is also in love with Myrtle Wilson‚ his mistress. “Tom’s got some woman in New York” (Fitzgerald 15). This quote shows that Tom has another woman in New York. A lot of people say that Myrtle is only with Tom because of his money‚ but he doesn’t see it. Daisy knew all along
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be killed. As if gouging out his eyes was not enough: “My lord is dead; Edmund and I have talk’d; / and more convenient is he for my hand. / Than for your lady’s: you may gather more. / If you do find him‚ pray you‚ give him this; / And when your mistress hears thus much from you‚ / I pray‚ desire her call her wisdom to her. / So‚ fare you well. / If you do chance to hear of that blind traitor‚ / Preferment falls on him that cuts him off” (IV v 32-42). Regan has no morals or feelings. Knowing that
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