Thursday, January 13, 2011

Week 12/13 Core Concepts (12.06-1.07)


Death of a Salesman

Linda: 
  • Willy is also a son. Happy + Biff have to compete for love. 
  • Cares about Willy above her sons. 
  • Takes his abuse. 

Willy: 
  • Failed American dream, tries to thrust onto kids. 
  • Lies/exaggerates about everything to make himself seem successful. 
  • Convinced himself that he is. 
  • Never grew up
  • Puts himself above everybody else

Biff: 
  • Realizes his and his father's failings, tries to reform.
  • Knew about the Woman, didn't tell Linda
  • Was actually "well-liked" in high school

Happy: 
  • Doesn't get it.
  • Least favorite child
  • Still wants to "make Willy proud" after Willy's death

Movie: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089006/
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3 comments:

  1. rebeccatamiruJanuary 17, 2011 at 5:09 PM

    Pass, but i would mention an outside connection to other literature, etc.

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  2. KatieJanuary 17, 2011 at 5:25 PM

    pass, great job on describing characters

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  3. Ms. HolmesJanuary 28, 2011 at 8:33 PM

    I agree with you peer reviewers' comments =)

    And, just as an aside, can I mention that I love the name of your blog?

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