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Schellpfeffer 1 Ryan Schellpfeffer Mr. Pardee English 11 10 May, 2016 Abandonment in Death of a Salesman In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, one of the main characters named Willy lives in deep fear of abandonment in his life. Willy wants his family to embrace and practice the ideas of the “American Dream” because that is how he wants to live his life. Still, however he is fearful that his family might get up and leave him out of disgrace or non acceptance. As Willy’s father…

Altruism and Egotism in Love: Comparing Doubt and Angels in America The plays Doubt by J. P. Shanley and Angels in America by Tony Kushner challenge interpretations surrounding the politics of love. Both plays tangle matters of the heart and mind, which figuratively interplay in character relationships to relay precepts of love. In spite of this similarity, the plays differ in how love is essentially attitudinally defined and perceived. Doubt depicts love as a static entity that is grounded in…

In the play Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman has several characteristics of a tragic hero. Willy reacts to characters in the present, while simultaneously responding to different characters and different situations in the past. The result is Willy's common behavior: contradictory, somewhat angry, and often obsessive. Willy Loman is a supporter of the American dream and believes anyone can go from rags to riches. He has been able to make a living as a salesman for the past 35 years, but recently…

she doesn’t want her daughter to struggle with the acceptance of the violence and killings that piano brought to them. You may infer that she is holds different aspects that other people in her family did, they used the piano as a way to keep the drama going and the killings but Bernice just wanted it all stopped. She used it in a positive way, like teaching her daughter how to play or using it as a way to help her brother from…

When our friends invited my hubby and me to the movies for New Year’s Eve, we weren’t sure we were up for the adventure. After a beautiful Christmas season, we were tired, but regardless of our weariness we agreed to go. They reserved tickets to the movie, Fences, which I had vaguely heard of. I knew Denzel Washington starred in it, but nothing more. To be honest, I struggled with this movie. I struggled with some of the language and I struggled to like Denzel’s character, Troy. Now, I battle…

Essential Conflicts in Death of a Salesman Conflict plays an essential role in analyzing literary works. In the play “Death of a Salesman” each character encounters some sort of problem in the play. However, Willy Loman, known as the father of the play runs into numerous conflicts in this play, especially when his son, Biff, is involved. Willy watches his son, Biff, idolize him at a young age, and for whom he had high expectations to later transform into a successful, wealthy man who would…

American playwright Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman follows the self-induced misery inflicted upon a tired, traveling salesman, Willy Loman. The play opens up on New Yorkers, Willy, his wife Linda, and their two adult sons, Biff and Happy, who are visiting under the pretense of Biff coming in from the west. Biff does not seem to get much praise from his move. In fact, immediately after he steps off of the train, his father asks him about his financial welfare out on the farm he works.…

Fences Literary Analysis Jack Kelley P.1 In the play Fences, a fence itself symbolises what the family wants for each other and how certain characters want to live their lives. Rose, the main character’s wife, wants the fence because it makes her feel secure both physically and mentally. While Troy, the main character, wants it because it gives him control of his territory. The fence to Cory, Troy’s son, is a thing that would be both physically and mentally blocking him from his true…

The Ghost Story of The Piano Lesson In the play The Piano Lesson, written by August Wilson, the story is filled with history and nightmare represented by a piano, once owned by James Sutter. Sutter, the ghost in the play, haunts Boy Willie’s family because his family now has possession of the piano. The piano remains at Berniece’s and Doakers house in Pittsburgh. Sutter has recently die and Boy Willie has a goal to sell the piano and buy Sutter’s land. Boy Willie wants his own farm so he can…

Doubt In John Patrick Shanley’s play Doubt, the protagonist, Father Flynn, is a priest in St. Nicholas church school and he is accused for have an inappropriate relationship with Donald Muller, a kid from the school. The conflict ends with Father Flynn having to leave the church. I argue that Father Flynn is a good example of an Archetypal tragic hero because he shows the traits of having a noble stature, having a tragic flaw, and the punishment exceeds the crime. Father Flynn is a priest in…