In a society where exchange is common, products come to have a dual character as use values and as values. ... In the aggregate, for the total system of production (which of course exists only as an asymptotic abstract notion), these balance sheets and income statements exactly measure value in the sense of the labor theory of value. ...
Willy Loman is a product of this ever-increasing society, obsessed with measuring success by popularity and material wealth and unfortunately emphasizing these principles upon his family. ... Willy Lomans tragedy is due equally to his own flawed character and to society"'s flaws. ... In contrast to male characters of the play, female characters lack the vivid, multi-layered human quality that male characters seem to possess. ... Given the complex and compelling traits of the male characters in Death of a Salesman, it is surprising that Miller chose to give so little attention to the femal...
(Nathan 51) It is interesting to note the symptoms of a national character that would subscribe to the above sentiment. ... Given these hesitancies on the part of the Chinese society vis-a-vis foreign relations, it is impressive that Deng and his allies were able initially to create and implement the Open Policy since many members of the society at large were resistant to becoming involved in a policy so antithetical to the Chinese national character. ...
