Death Of A Salesman Play Analysis

In the 1940’s the American dream was for everyone no matter race or gender for the most part, they all wanted to be equal to each other. Men, as well as women could be allowed to follow their own dreams, no matter what they were and that they were treated fairly. Even though men could have careers so did women, everyone wanted a chance to have their own wealth, career, leadership and to really be successful while doing it.
a. Williams’s message is how the Wingfield’s live in poverty and are trying to survive day by day. Even though they all want to escape the life they are living it still comes with a price and is not always easier. Tom wants to escape his life, like the magician escapes from the coffin, without damaging it. While Tom does …show more content…
The narrator in this story also is a character who plays one of the main roles in order for this story to be told. Tom is the narrator who is explaining how his life is horrible and how hard it is for him to escape and follow his dream. “The play is written from a memory. Being a memory play, it is dimly lighted, it is sentimental, and it is not realistic.” (p.1609) “While telling the story from the narrators memory, it can be presented with unusual freedom of convention” (p.1653) The lighting is better live then on stage because it is easier to see what is important in that scene and can be focused on the area they need it to be brighter and where it needs to fade away (lighter). The music can also be played to focus on a certain character and the emotions they are feeling. It can also make the audience feel what the mood is supposed to be for that …show more content…
She is upset that the evening was expensive for them and her dreams for Laura and Jim being together are shattered. Amanda hoped that Jim and Laura would make a connection and have the life she always wanted her daughter to have. Laura was feeling sick when she learned who was coming to dinner. She is self-conscious of herself due to her illness. When she finally starts to talk to Jim about how she remembered him from high school and he remembers calling her Blue Roses, she then feels comfortable and they start to open up to each other. Jim tries to build up Laura’s confidence and tells her she is beautiful. When he kisses her he makes her feel like she is wanted by someone that she always thought was special to her, and she may finally find love and happiness in her life. After he kisses her he tells her that he should not have done that. Jim tells her that he has a fiancée. When she shows him her glass unicorn and it falls off the table and breaks. She tells him it is okay, but he now has broken the two of them. The night ends in complete disaster and if any hope for Laura’s future it has now be ruined. Amanda and Laura were hurt by the way things ended that night, but in their own