American drama was originally filled with the idea of vast, open spaces and men pushing back the frontiers of the known world in grand adventures. ... The ideal of the American family also questioned by Miller, not just in Death of a Salesman but also in other plays, such as All My Sons and A View from the Bridge. ... While unable to match Willy's temper, Linda is the center of the Loman family, acting as intermediary between Biff and Willy and staunchly defending her husband, who describes her as "my foundation and my support". ...

• Word Count: 1911
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The journal had citizens and social workers rate 20 vignettes involving the following adult disciplinary behaviors: confining a child to a small space, severe public humiliation, severe verbal abuse, encouraging or coercing a child into delinquency, threatening a child, denial of psychological treatment, not allowing social and emotional growth, and not providing a loving and supportive atmosphere. ...

• Word Count: 2464
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The father, as dictated by traditional expectations, is accepted as the dominant and supervisory figure in the family space. ... Wacka, like Alf, is an ex war veteran, serving "at World War One with my dad (Alf's father) and World War Two with me (Alf)....

• Word Count: 1812
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate