You wouldn't happen to be a salesman, would you?" "Are you guys in a play or something?" he asked. Finally, an ill-humored man ahead of us in line turned to face us. The unsettled patrons were stealing furtive stares at us. After rearranging the signs in the frozen foods aisle at the local grocery and standing outside the mall distributing blank slips of paper as if they were religious tracts, we ended up in line at a Taco Bell. If I remember correctly, I was wearing my standard goth uniform but had sprayed my hair grey and done a quick "old man" makeup job.
One night I convinced my friends to dress up with me, and we headed into the suburbs to have fun with it. From midnight grocery shopping dressed as a priest (with shopping list tucked into a Bible) to begging for spare change in a three-piece suit, I got a buzz from my own special blend of adrenaline and absurdity. "The fat, philandering, dishonest creature that is Willy Loman." -christīack in the days when my weekends were rife with acts of ontological terror, I derived great pleasure from storming public places in a cloud of chaos, costume and confusion. I imagine that Arthur Miller wished Willy Loman to be a sympathetic character, for it gives the play more meaning. Though, the idea that one of these versions is "good" and the other is "bad" is an opinion. Likewise a poorly done rendition of the play will make the audience feel that Willy deserved to die. A well done version of Death of a Salesman will make the audience feel bad about Willy dying. Furthermore, each time a play is performed it is done so differently. A script by definition is meant to be preformed, it is written for the stage. Scripts cannot be entirely interpreted by being read. Some references to particular brands or ideas people would not recognize. The problem with the script today is that it is outdated. It is something that Americans can truly relate to, as could most capatalist cultures. Even though we may all be flawed we must not constantly strive for false hopes, ones that are away from true happiness. He is a tragic hero designed to show Americans, in particular, how people are flawed. He represents the hopes and dreams that we all strive for everyday. Willy Loman is the essence of the American Dream.
The reason, I believe, that Death of a Salesman receives so much acclaim is that it is about a sympathetic character who represents an often misconstrued concept. Finally in 1998 Brian Dennehy starred as Willy Loman, and once again receieved wonderful reviews.
#Death of a salesman film movie
With the 1984 version a movie was produced which adapted the style of the theater rather well. In 1984 Dustin Hoffman and a young John Malkovich played the parts of Willy Loman and Biff Loman respectively. Scott and Harvey Keitel starred as Willy Loman and Biff Loman respectively. Broadway has produced the play on four different accounts. Time and time again Broadway, the theatre that will only produce a play if is almost sure to make money, has revisited the script and usually to wonderful reviews. In doing so he cheats on his caring wife, prioritizes the life of his eldest son, is disillusioned about the world around him, works harder then most of us will ever have to, and stops making enough money to support his family. During the course of the play a fat, philandering, and dishonest creature, Willy Loman, stumbles through life.
The script of Death of a Salesman appears to be flawed.
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