NOTES on Death of a Salesman (1949) by Arthur Miller (1915-2005) ***** GENRE: Example of modern tragedy and “selective realism” Refer to your study guide for the quote from Arthur Miller’s “Tragedy and the Common Man” Selective Realism: refer to your text‚ and consider the notes following the brief remarks on the play below…. ***** Notes on the play‚ with comparisons to others this semester. (feel free to disagree or elaborate): PLOT: Willy Loman loses his job‚ regains a relationship with
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Dear Sir‚ Dear Madam‚ I am writing in application for a place in your graduate program‚ namely the Ph.D. in French Studies with a concentration in Language and Identity‚ to start in the fall of 2006. I am currently completing my Master 1 at the Sorbonne University (Paris III)‚ having also acquired my B.A. (Licence) in that institution. My Bachelors and my current Masters at the Sorbonne primarily consist of the study of French literature and dramaturgical texts from the 16th up until the
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Final Paper Rough Draft Review the Final Paper instructions in Week Five of this course. Then‚ write a rough draft for your Final Paper‚ in which you compare and contrast two literary works from this course that share the same theme (using the “Themes & Corresponding Works” list in the Week Five Final Paper instructions‚ as a guide). The paper should be organized around your thesis (argument)‚ which is the main point of the entire essay. When developing a thesis for a comparative paper
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Cited: Chekhov‚ Anton. “The Cherry Orchard.” The Norton Introduction to Literature. Alison Booth‚ J. Paul Hunter and Kelly J. Mays. W.W. Norton & Company. 2005. 783-823. Print.
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old heart‚ he says‚ but to a potassium shortage. Sitting on one pillow‚ leaning on three‚ he offers last-minute advice and makes a request. "I would like you to write a simple story just once more‚" he says‚ "the kind de Maupassant wrote‚ or Chekhov‚ the kind you used to write. Just recognizable people and then write down what happened to them next." I say‚ "Yes‚ why not? That’s possible." I want to please him‚ though I don’t remember writing that way. I would like to try to tell such a
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Technology is controlling and changing our everyday lives. I strongly believe Gary Shteyngart in his article “Only Connect”; not only is the I-phone changing everybody lives‚ but any other smart phone that exists in today’s society. Shteyngart says “With each passing year‚ scientists estimate that I lose between 6 and 8 percent of my humanity‚ so that by the close of this decade you will be able to quantify my personality.” He is correct because every year technology changes and advance. Each year
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Analysis on The Bet by Anton Chekhov This short story portrays a situation in which the banker and lawyer wages a bet based on the idea of the death penalty and life imprisonment. The banker puts on the line two million dollars compared to the lawyer’s life worth of fifteen years. For the next fifteen years the lawyer was placed in the banker’s backyard without the knowledge of the outside world. It was clear that any attempt on the lawyer’s part to break the conditions will result in the lawyer’s
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In the short story “A rose for Emily” by William Faulkner‚ it starts off with the unknown narrator explaining Miss Emily’s funeral and why the townspeople actually attended. From this the reader learns what type of character Miss Emily is. She does not like change and cannot handle denial. Her family’s name and the way she was bought up by her father is the explanation for this. Throughout the story the reader realizes how respected her family was and what lengths Miss Emily is willing to go to keep
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With My Father”‚ is a story of a very intelligent‚ yet sick aging father and his daughter who is a brilliant writer. The narrator goes to visit her father and while she is there‚ he makes a request that she write a simple story like de Maupassant or Chekhov would write‚ the way she used to write. “Just recognizable people and then write down what happened to them next” (31). The narrator agrees‚ and tells a short story no longer than a paragraph about a mother and her son who live in Manhattan and are
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It’s simple; everyone wants to find love‚ their soul mate. The short story‚ “The Lady with the Pet Dog” by Anton Chekhov‚ describes the trials and tribulations people put themselves through to find true love. The two main characters‚ Gurov and Anna‚ are trapped in loveless marriages‚ secretly searching for something more. Anna lives during a time in Russia where women are submissive to men‚ “soul mates” were chosen by perspective parents‚ and divorce was not an option. Her lover‚ Gurov‚ describes
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