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Death of a Salesman PART 1, November 17th: Linda's Epic Girl Gamer…
Death of a Salesman PART 1
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November 17th: Linda's Epic Girl Gamer Rant
Blue hegemony must be preserved. A small price to pay. Imagine one can't read the text.
Imagine one isn't able to read the text
Interrupted speech? Uninterrupted speech? What's the significance
Dialogue? Stage directions?
Causurea?
Long sentences? short sentences?
What can you see
Linda initially shown as loving but subserviant towards Willy and is assumed to be like that always
However in her rant to Biff she's shown as fiery, passionate and strong
Temporary Father figure is needed to fill in a vacuum
Willy comes back home
Bernard
Doesn't whistle
Used to be hated b Willy
Hypocrisy
Whistling in an elevator
'Stale wisdom'
No place for the weak in the business world
Linda's Assertive Words
Threatens to kick her sons
bbbb i didnt knwo mom!?!?!
Bum
"For your own benefit"
Dramatic irony
Willy had an affair and spent money on people other than his family
WIlly has an affair with the Woman
Biff knows... she doesn't
Audience may suspect Biff knows if they've catched on but have no proof
Describe how Miller show how crap Willy's life is.
Drives aimlessly
Disrespected by his coworkers
Former customers and friends dead or retires
Son no longer calls him
Willy's attempt(s) of suicide
Car attempts and drowning
Rubber pipe and nipple on the gas
Rubber pipe is a small recurring prop in the play that holds significance
Ironic that a small piece of material creates a huge impact
Ender (as opposed to starter)
Linda's Lullabies
The lullabies are akin to the flute sound, it could be reminisce of Willy's childhood which can be comforting for him and allow him to sleep
Attempts to comfort (duh)
Desperate, monotonous
Infidelity
Gas Heater
Industrial
Harkens bak tot e positive flashbacks
Relentnless reminder of the horrible truth
Lighting
Dimly lit
Slowly fading from WIlly (see stage directions)
Foreshadowing, perhaps?
Moonlight
Blocked by apartments
"Brake a neck to see"
Lunacy = craziness
November 11: Willy's Flashback
Bernard
Earnest, loyal
Brains > Brawn
Contrary to Willy's belief
Best marks speech"
Despite Willy's popularity, he was canceled because there are better salesmen
Adoneses
Greek God
Idelaism and unrealistic hopes
Flawed thinking of Willy
American Dream
"Be liked and you'll never want"
Antithesis to Biff
Linda
Support towards Willy
Heroic? Or Gullible?
Supportive and helping Willy
Overlaps The Woman's Laughter
Guilt?
Glimpse of realism when calculating Bills
reflects delusionalism in WIlly
Happy
Loss of weight
Ignored by Dad
Willy only regarded Biff more
Lack of attention
Womanizer
How do we know this is a flashback??
Emergnce to nature
Flute
Brighter lighting
Leaves appearing
Smiling Willy
Biff's relaitonship on Willy
Showing off to dad
Before, he was selfish, stupid, lazy
Younger WIlly
Good Advice
Contradicts himself
Don't steal!
Supports Biff's practice
Root of kleptomania
Chevrolet
Advice to women
subconcious expression of guilt
Ironic; has an affair
Happy a womanizer
Doing things till finished
Biiff returning agian and again tot he ranch
Bad Advice
COmpetitive nature
Punching bag
Lying
Met with the mayro semes comical
Embellishes himslef
Insecurity and Guilt
Affair
reaches Honesty and successful family man
Ironic and hypocrisy
Biff
Idolism towards Willy
Popularity in School
Stealing the ball
favortisim to Biff as well??
Internalises Willy's speaking
"Liked, but he's not well liked"
Flawed because popularity isn't everyhing
See Nov 15th Main Branch for the scene
Willy asks where is goes wrong yet in the scene with Ben, it's seen that he's encouraging them to do it despite already scolding them. He's putting conflicting values and encouraging the bad ones while fooling himself in to thinking he's instilled the good ones. Ben only further supports this delusion and fooling of himself
November 10th: Sons of the Salesman
New Characters Intros
Biff
Eldest son
2 years older; basic desc.
More buff than happy
'Well built"
Initially presented as capable by Miller
strong stature and strength
Shows the potential of Biff
'Worn air'
not as succcessful
tired, lost, unsure of future?
ANTITHESIS: two opposite ideas presented
Characters are more complex
Dreams
Less acceptable
Stronger
Happy
Tall, powerful
Allowing himself to face defeat
Confused, Hard-skinned
"Sexuality as a colour:
Scent that women discovered
Why is Biff feel so lost?
TO live up to the expectations of others
34 years old; expected to be quite successful
Feelings of being lost
Changning jobs create loss of belonging
Lists and lists of jobs indicate
Spring
associate with new beginnings
feels of no progress
Intense admiration of nature
KLEPTOMANIA
stealing... why!??!?!?
Contant search for meaning
Parallels between Willy
Biff: current Willy
insecure
lost
Unsuccessful
Happy: past Willy
Confident
Successful
Why does Happy feel lost?
Works without purpose
Bored
Materialistic possessions
False happiness
'More in my pinky finger'
Feels superior
Physical prowess
does not apply in office life
Competitive nature of Happy
Because Biff was the favorite of WIlly
Need to find attention
Done by being a woman magnet
WOMANIZER
Bowling pins
Beautiful creature
Charlotte about to be married
meaningless relationship
promiscuous
November 12: Consumerism
Relentless machinery
Tries to keep up with bills
Despite WIlly's hard and constant work
Lexical field of Vioelnce
knock em ead, slaughter
Reflects cutthroat nature of business
Refers back to angry orange glow
Constant break up of machinery
Opportunity and promise
Broken machinery reflect this
Contradictions follow if you believe it
Idealistic
Rose tinted
Lies consumed by Willy
Reflects the delusions of Willy
Who to blame?
Willy for being unacceptable of reality?
American Dream's deceitful nature?
November 15: Ben and Charley
Notable Quotes and Techniques
Excalmatories
High energy
Anger and regret of Willy
Short sentences
structure
Argumentative
Prevalent with Willy and Charley's argument
Imagery
Burning woods
Trees and wood represent prosperity success of the business world
Themes of estrangement to nature
Modernisation and destruction of the natural old world
"my job is on the line and I can't drive a car"
Jungle
Jungle symbolises cutthroat, wilderness
Paralel to business world and life
Burning jungle slowly trapping and killing Willy
Language of the Common Man
Tragedies are for heroes with high potential
Prosaic not poetic
Miller uses poetic lang to describe the sadness of Loman
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1STZzASHuOAEDb8JxwQWot_y127ZRrNdNYVAbmkHPrFA/edit
Intro to Charley
Foil
: when you have someone who is the opposite of another to show the characteristics of each person
Charley
In pajamas
Capitalism isn't bad
Relaxed, well off
Glasses, fat
Willy
In suits
Desperate, angry, worn-out
Victim of capitalism
Conversation
Ceiling
Metaphor for imposed self-limit?
Handiwork talents of WIlly unrecognised
Not valued as much in the modern world
Pushed himself for not being estranged
Seen as manly
Stereotype
Slippers
BEN
Competitive Capitalism
JUNGLE
Greatest things
Willy prefers a lucky break
Desperation and exhaustion
That's not by hard work!
Against the ideal of the American Dream
Ben worked hard
Tripping Biff with an Umbrella
Cutthroat Business
Life can be unfair
Good advice?
Ben is a better role model??
Realistic and pragmatic form
I WAS RIGHT
Repetition
Gone to the past; delusional
Advice to Willy
BY GOD I WAS RICH quote
one-sided conversation
Doesn't describe the status of Will
Mantra-like
Unexplainable
Suggests no struggle
Fantastical, lucky, no hard work
Answers to Willy's constant question
Delusions of WIlly
Distant Relationship
'William'
Formality; alienation
"So you are William"
Ben felt uninterested, superficial
Lies of the salesman!
Bad karma, bitch!
Salesman only need charsima and confidence to operate! They only sell shitty products to their customers and this reflects the unrealisitc expectations and promises of the maerican dream!
News about mom
Formality of 'Mother'
Lack of compassion, superficiality
Reflects the ballon over Biff's eye
Foil to Willy?
Willy
Unconfident, no mustache ]:
broke
Stubborn, unable to adapt
Ben
Mustache [:
RICH!!!!!
Opportunistic
Symbol of the Past
Real?
Fake?
Expressionism
Instability of Willy's mind
Willy regrets not going with Ben
Thoughts of maybe he'd achieve his grandiose dream
Parallels
Willy "I feel temporary about myself"
BIff -> Also feels temporary about himself
Like father like son?
Sins go down to the children
Ben in Africa
Capitalism grew from the bones of colonialism
Ironic, since Africa is in poverty and humans rights abuses
Ben is not all who seems to be
Isn't Willy supposed to get rich in the land of freedom and prosperity
Nov 15: Tragedy of DOAS
Why is Willy compatible?
Kings and queens unrelatable
Questions everything
Flawed character
Shows problem of the system
Once believed in t establishment
Want to belong to the common man
Willy has a flawed sense of logic
Conventions of Tragedy
Unity of time: Things should take place within a short period of time
The final 24 hours of Willy's life
Unity of Action: From start of the play's curtains open till the curtain's close
The play is completely unto itself
Characteristics of the Tragic Hero
Flaw or Error of Judgment
Willy's flawed common sense/logic/reasoning
Reversal of fortune (Perepetia)
Had a time of prosperity before present time where he now struggled greatly to adapt
Audience must feel dramatic irony for the character
The audience recognises his flaws and flawed reasoning
The character's fate must be greater than they deserve
Just because he failed being a good parent and husband he decided he must die instead of starting over and trying anew
Nobility; Wisdom (Wise from brith)
no lol
Moment of anagnorisis
The discovery or recognition that the reversal was brought about by the hero's own actions.
Near the end of the DOAS Play where Willy realizes that his sons love him and that he needs to die to let them move on due to his past actions. As well as since they can use his insurance money to help them
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1STZzASHuOAEDb8JxwQWot_y127ZRrNdNYVAbmkHPrFA/edit
November 19th and 22nd
Before going to work
Straight and simple
Doesn't actually talks straight
Doesn't follow values
Fatherly figure superficial
Broken fridge
When Willy is actually happy
Consumerism bad
Linda's Phone Call with Biff
Willy vanishing
Reminds doom; foreshadowing
Lexical field of death
Sleep like a dead one
Juxtaposes happy language
The last time Willy is happy
Parallel to Biff's argument in the restaurant
False hope
Little Boat
Demeaning desc. of Linda
Desperation of Willy
Willy pathetic, weak,
Harbour
Sorrow, death
Life in general
Resting foreshadows Howard firing him
Safety and security?
Somewhere to rest
Rough and violent ocean
Metaphor of the cutthroat and threatening life of business
Meeting with Howard Wagner
Tape Machine
Historical Context
Expensive piece of tech
Alienates Willy from Howard
Deeper meaning
Accountability of the past
Inescapable
First Impressions of Howard
Jeez this guy is so self-absorbed
Calls Willy 'kid'
Frank holding WIlly's shoulder
Motif
False Hope
Biff's argument with Willy in the restaurant
Linda thinking Willy removed the rubber pipe when it was actually Biff
Hope for Biff to go to the prestigious UoV
November 29: Who to blame for the tragedy?
Willy
Flawed role models
Ben
Desperation, love and loneliness
misunderstands reasons for success
D.Singleman
Single, no support
No family, just co-workers
Capitalism
DEATH OF A SALESMAN PART 2