Money over friendship

When Charley said “The only thing you got in this world is what you can sell”, he tried to tell Willy that he needed to stop worrying about meaningless stuff such as, the fact that he named someone Howard. It looks like Willy believes that just because many years ago he came up with his boss’s name he deserved some kind of special treatment or special privileges. Willy focused too much on that and didn’t and was not careful at trying to keep his job, so basically Charley tried to tell Willy that he needed to worry more about things that matter such as a good job, family and so on. Another example is that fact that Willy lives wondering what went wrong between him and Biff instead of trying to make things better between him and his family. Willy didn’t realize that he was harming his whole family by acting the way he was acting.

I think it reflects very much in the America from 1940’s because after the black depression it was hard to find a job or even to keep the job someone had. Back then all it matter to make a living or be able to get a job were someone’s skills and qualities, because people was trying to get the most production and hiring the least amount of people possible because businesses could not afford to waste money.

It reflects on today’s society because the competition to get a job is so big, with internet and computers, that friendship or past accomplishments don’t really matter. Americans live with a mentality of not caring what someone did for another person in the past, but instead people look more at what that person can do for someone at this moment, leaving once again all friendship and past accomplishments behind.

Death Of A Salesman Cast

Death of a Salesman was quite nice and entertaining, considering the fact that reading is not one of my biggest hobbies. I think that if I was to put this work in o a movie I would probably use actors like Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Leornardo Dicaprio, and Taylor Lautner.

I believe that Jack Nicholson would make a great Willy because of the way he changes from being a grumpy old man to being a nice father and at the same time the way he goes from being completely sane to the way he start imagining all kinds of stuff, He makes a great person for this role because of his past experiences and the way I’ve seen him work. Perfect grumpy, happy, insane, old man.

Diane Keaton would be great as Willys wife because of the way she has to basically put up with everything, she would make a good Linda, not only because of what she is capable of, but also because of the long working relationship she has with Jack Nicholson, they know each other too well and could easily be categorized as the perfect couple for this play.

Leonardo Dicaprio will definitely be my Biff because if I want my play to be successful, I need someone that will attract a bunch of girls, because we all know that if girls show up to the play… guys will follow. Not only that, but quite honestly the guy is a pretty good actor. He would make a great rebel old kid that does not know what he is doing or where he might be headed to.

Taylor Lautner will be my Happy, and that is because he also makes a great young actor, and the perfect good ole brother that is trying to get the family together.

The American Dream

Americans have lived for many years with a goal in mind; to live "The American Dream". I spent a full day asking people around me what the American Dream was all about, and every person had a different answers for the same question; some believed that the American dream was driven by money and nothing else, others believed that it is family what constitutes the dream, and many others thought that it is made of money, family and a dog. I got the answers that I was looking for but going to other people to try and guide me to the right answer for me has created confusion inside my head, to the point where I did not know what the dream was all about for me.

After a while I came to realize that the American Dream is basically an accomplishment or goal that people have set in their life, something that will make them happy. Therefore, if someone is happy and prosperous then they are living “The American Dream”. On the other hand, when someone achieves a goal, they tend to set bigger goals for themselves. Those actions make the “American Dream”, bigger and sometimes unachievable. This conclusion leads me to believe that the American Dream are just words made up to make people stronger and to persuade them to never give up, and it also makes it impossible to achieve.