He is a man no longer living in the real world but is mostly trapped in his own delusional world. I am glad that I finally took the time to read it.The story is about a broken-hearted salesman, Willy Loman. Reading something like this makes me believe that I can some up with something great too. Reading this play makes me want to write plays. Now being interested in plays, I decided it was time to read this one, being that this is considered a classic by many (which I could easily see why).
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I will definitely look for a movie version or go to a play if I find an opportunity.Īrthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," while confusing when just read through the text alone, is an awesomely crafted play that takes drama to the next level.
Thanks to LoA for making me get to know the man Miller. That is completely in line with 'socialist realism': if the artist fails to enthuse about the reigning system, he is condemned. With perfect perverted logic, he tells us that only positive depictions of the American dream are acceptable. One particularly daft observer produced a perfect inverted version of cultural Stalinism. Of course quality questions are not decided by democracy. The play has more friends than foes, but on an absolute level, the nays would sink an ordinary ship. From 5 to 1 stars all is there, with a downward slope towards the negative votes.
Looking at the reviews here on the Penguin modern classic page, I am wondering about the spread in reviews. I have known it for ages, but could not find enough interest to look for a performance, nor to read it. Why is it still fresh? I have never watched it on stage nor screen. Its themes are known and have been expounded endlessly. The play is one of the quintessential pieces of modern American theater. Drawn between overconfidence and self-doubt. Hopeless fathers & sons were a favorite theme of Miller.
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