Interpreting....

When I thought and interpreted the quote “the only thing you got in this world is what you can sell” from Death of a Salesman, I came to a conclusion that this means nothing is free in this world. You must work hard for what you receive. I believe it means that feelings and relationships are worth nothing but trouble and not worth the time you contribute. Also that feeling is always told to be untrue. Feelings find themselves drifting apart and vanishing. Feelings and emotions cannot be sold or bought; instead, they have to be trusted. Trust is something less valued in today’s times as well as in the 1940’s. Family is always defined as love. I think love is what makes a family so special. Love cannot be bought or sold, so I think Willy feels as if love is not important in his story. Willy strives so much on working and having a wealthy family that he forgets he cannot sell love and just buy it when he needs it. I think throughout the story Willy wants a loving family but his mind is off somewhere else. I also feel like Willy works so much that he cannot even define what a true family means. It’s as if having a successful business, you must know who you are hiring. If you choose just a family environment to work for each other, there is already trust lacking and the business will most likely fail. Being successful has always been a priority between times now and before. Being successful is selling something to a company, and the company sees that profit will be made and buying that successful person. Selling makes profit, and, love, emotions, and relationships are not selling products and this is why people find it so hard to sale these things because they cannot be bought. It is extremely hard to define what this means but to me this is what I feel it describes but I always remember that the best things in life cannot be bought or sold but earned with trust.

Character Altering.....

In the story, Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, all the characters have a different role. I’ve never been the one to pay close attention to the characters names but instead I just follow the story line. Remembering when a character speaks is always difficult for me. Every time I finish reading a play, I seem to forget what characters did what but I can always remember the whole story line.

If I was able to replace Willy Loman in the play with anyone, I would cast Nicolas Cage. Nicolas Cage has been in a numerous count of movies. In every movie he brings a different character to life. Willy is a man that is determined to keep his family together and always works hard. Willy also shows determination and this is where Willy and Nicolas Cage share similarities. Both of the actors show a huge amount of hard work and how much they care about what they do.

If replacing Linda, I would cast my grandmother in. My grandmother is such a caring and loving woman. She is always thinking about the family and always putting herself last. Linda and my grandmother share the same similarities when it comes to loving and showing their family attention. My grandmother is also a very faithful woman like Linda shows in the play while her husband Willy goes out of town for work. My grandparents also share close to the same relationship that Willy and Linda do. There were many more women I could have cast in for Linda’s position but this one seemed to fit the best.

Biff shares similarities with actor Liam Neeson. Liam, in the movie Taken, shows determination and seeks to find himself and as well as his daughter. Liam is sure of himself unlike Happy. Happy seeks to find himself and to be better than his dad and brother. In the movie Taken, Liam knows that he is better than his daughter’s kidnappers and goes out to find her regardless of the consequences.

The American Dream....

The American Dream is defined in which freedom includes the opportunity for prosperity and success. James Adams defines the American Dream as” life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement regardless of social class or circumstances of birth.” The American Dream in the Declaration of Independence proclaims that “all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream that all violence would come to an end, and all men would be treated equal. Everyone has their own definition of the American dream.

I have many definitions of what I believe The American Dream means .My definition of the American Dream is that race discrimination would cease and no more violence would occur between different races. That society would wake up and realize we are all fighting something that was ruled against decades ago. The American Dream means that all people would have faith and love one another. Also, everyone would be treated equal. Everyone be wealthy and no one go homeless or hungry. The American Dream means that every child and human being be healthy and remain healthy. That someone would find a cure for all cancer and no one has to suffer with so much pain. Also, that we never had to say goodbye to the people we love, but I know god needs them more.

The American dream can mean so many different things to so many different people.  I believe the American Dream can be anything you dream and want. Usually people think of the American Dream as a political and government view, but I think it can be anything you truly dream for. People think dreams are for just dreaming but I say reach for the stars and become what you dream.  Nothing is out of reach, and anything is possible if you just believe.