Death of a Salesman

Arthur Miller

There are not many things that can hold my attention completely and make me read open-mouthed. ...more

There are not many things that can hold my attention completely and make me read open-mouthed. This play is one of those things. This might sound like a broken record, considering it is a classic in dramatic literature, but it is simply an amazing play. There is so much substance within the play and so many levels to each of the characters and to the action going on during the play. I always respect plays that do not tell you everything about the characters right away, but let you learn about them through the action of the play. Speaking of the characters, these characters are some of the most well defined that I have read in a long while. It is always a joy to be told that a book is a classic and not be disapointed by its heaviness or its inaccesability, which seems, all to often, to be the case. Therefore, I rate this book 5 stars with my highest recommendation to anyone who has not read it yet.   hide

I'm playing Howard, Willy's boss, in a production of this play. It is a beautiful, moving piece of...more

I'm playing Howard, Willy's boss, in a production of this play. It is a beautiful, moving piece of work. Willy is a man losing everything, his son, his job, his handle on reality. His struggle to make sense of his life, and to have his life matter, makes this a true classic of American theatrical literature.   hide

Det er litt synd at tekster som denne er pensum på så mange forskjellige engelskkurs. Stykket...more

Det er litt synd at tekster som denne er pensum pÃ¥ sÃ¥ mange forskjellige engelskkurs. Stykket er et veldig bra tids- og tankedokument fra amerikansk etterkrig, og lider nok litt under at elever og studenter ikke har noe valg om Ã¥ lese det. For knuste drømmer og kjipe reality checks angÃ¥r vel de fleste, og leste man den frivillig ville den kanskje berørt mye mer. NÃ¥ vet vi liksom alt om alle og hva alt betyr og where's the fun in that...   hide

It was okay. Actually, I ended up writing an essay on this on my AP Lit test, even though this was...more

It was okay. Actually, I ended up writing an essay on this on my AP Lit test, even though this was my least favorite thing we read during the year. It was way too melodramatic for my tastes. Miller has a good point to make, but he hammers it over and over and makes it seem far more dramatic than it really is.   hide

This play discusses that often what we convince ourselves or are taught what will makes us happy in...more

This play discusses that often what we convince ourselves or are taught what will makes us happy in the long run rings false. Willy Loman has spent his life being concerned with what people think of him and focused on the model of the American dream with wife, kids, house, and car. He values one son more for adopting this belief system while seeing his other son as a loser and misguided. The irony being at the end of his life him and his favored son are not happy at all. While the "misguided" son seems happy. This play results in a good life lesson that far too few seem to grasp.   hide