From: "Paul Stone" <pas@xxxxxxxx> >I have to admit that I've never read, seen, watched "Death of a Salesman". > Can someone tell me, without "ruining" it for me, WHY it's such a revered > classic? Are there memorable lines that are in today's vernacular? Just the > plot would be okay -- without any spoilers concerning Willy's, Hap's or > Biff's fate. I saw and read it several times when I was in undergraduate and graduate school. At the time, it seemed to me to be a damning indictment of capitalism and boosters. It's similar to Sinclair Lewis' Babbit. Willy Lomax is Babbit at the end of his life. I re-read the play a few months ago. For the last 15 years, I've been in the business world. Death of a Salesman isn't accurate. It's the impression on someone outside of business about how business works. The play is somewhat like the TV show Dallas. There's quite a few misconceptions about how business works. Many of those misconceptions are justified because there are indeed businesspeople who act like that. However, they are a minority. Babbit and Willy Lomax, and so on are not representative of business, just as Donald Trump isn't representative of business. yrs, andreas www.andreas.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html