In order to be triumphant both in Arthur Miller's lifetime as well as in present day society, one must conquer mankind's high expectations. ... For instance, the characters in the play reside in the city, just as Miller did in his early childhood years. ... In addition, Arthur Miller's father lost his job during the Great Depression just like Willy Loman does in the play. ... An analysis of certain characters confirms that ideas of both success and failure appear in the drama. Success is evident in the characters Ben, Charley, and Bernard, whereas qualities of failure correspond...

• Word Count: 3030
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography

How do the characters of the movie Mother (1996) represent American society? ... This is most evident in the differences between Sausalito and Los Angeles, the two towns in which characters reside. ... A large number of children and youth in this position are at great risk of not becoming successful adults, which is what happened to Jeff Henderson (Blank, 1997). ... She lived through the times of the Great Depression and to this day has the fear of losing everything. ... Expectations are apparent even when she goes grocery shopping; she shops for the generic brands as well as in bulk...

• Word Count: 2741
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

These three stages are integral to our protagonist's notions of self conception, which both characters exhibit and demonstrate within the novels. Regaining one's loss of identity is important for the characters within both novels to undergo. ... The protagonist claims that nothing is the same after this attack and he has lost track of time itself; which begins the process of identify loss for this character. ... As soon as the protagonist reads this letter, he is shocked that all the accusations against his wife are true, resulting in his identity deteriorating as his expectations f...

• Word Count: 2550
• Approx Pages: 10

We will see how Willie, an outsider from Putney Wayne with no education and no money, is the one with the greatest amount of character and morality. ... While discussing a possible housing project near Linden Hills, the unfavorable comments coming from everyone seem to represent a great deal of discrimination towards their own race. ... The story is built around the great great grandson of the original Luther and his wife Willa. ...

• Word Count: 2802
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School