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Finished this up in English 10 today and while it isn‘t everyone‘s favorite, it is a good play with important themes. #teachersoflitsy
Death of a Salesman | 
pickFinished this up in English 10 today and while it isn‘t everyone‘s favorite, it is a good play with important themes. #teachersoflitsy
Starting this with my sophomores today!! #teachersoflitsy
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#temptingtitles #withdeath From what I can remember my seventeen year old self hated this play.
so-soIt was a slow day at work yesterday so I started reading this because @wideeyedreader and I had been talking about it recently. Apparently I rated it 2 ⭐️ ⭐️ when I first got on Goodreads from when I read it in HS. I still didn‘t really like it-especially Willy. But I would give it ⭐️⭐️⭐️ now.
pick"A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man" -this is a book of broken dreams, settling, depression and then the ultimate act to end it.
pickThis classic has been on our bookshelf for YEARS. So long now that my husband has forgotten how and why he had it. It has been on my tbr simply because I figured I should read it. Short enough to read in a day, or a weekend but definitely not lighthearted. A tragic, cautionary tale.
pickA classic play on the American dream, and the dark underbelly of that "dream". Miller's greatest play many would hold.
My hubby bought me a book at an antique store. Good end to a very long week!
pickI love Stacey Keach and was thrilled to stumble across this audio theatre production of a classic. #BookSpinBingo
so-soI understand why many people love Miller‘s Pulitzer-winning play. I really do. I like it's criticism of the American dream and appreciate that it's still applicable today. However, the plot was predictable and the dialogues felt somewhat unnatural. Lastly, the women came in two flavors: the dedicated loving housewives and the gullible sluts. I understand that in the 1940s such stereotypes were normal but it doesn't mean I have to like them.
Today‘s card is: Five of Diamonds/ The Hierophant; TRADITION
“Frank Churchill is a member of the landed gentry, but things on the surface are not always what they seem: Emma does not trust Frank despite his gentlemanly exterior”
So many of the themes in Death of a Salesman link back to a desire for tradition. The chase for “the American Dream” casts a shadow throughout.
What does this make you think of? Comment below!
Summer reading.
pickThis was an absolutely beautiful read. I watched a version on Tv with Dustin Hoffman and liked it so much that I decided to read it so glad I did. I thought the format would be hard to read but it was wonderful. 5⭐️
so-soEasy to identify with
pickReally good, quick read. Miller certainly captures struggle and hope throughout this story.
4/5
Picked this up for $1 in the clearance section a while back. Figured I should finally get around to reading it.
The only thing you got in this world is what you can sell.
pickI can see why the Death of a salesman won a pulitzer for drama in 1949, its arthur millers masterpiece. Theres so much to take from this play, his lack of confidence for the American Dream and the class system and capitalism in disguise. It was a pleasure to read.
Found a First Edition copy of Death of a Salesman at a used bookstore today- super excited to read this classic!
Do you read plays? I‘ve only read a couple Shakespeare‘s, but I‘m going to try to take this on soon. #arthurmiller #stagplay #deathofasalesman
pickWe are all just salesmen
#Opinions #150PnPCoverParty my opinion of Willie Loman always pissed my high school teacher off. I thought he was a pathetic arsehole, she continually failed my essays even when I argued all literature was subjective.....Bitch! IMO ❤️
Better World Books is having a sale this week. The books I have gotten have always been in good condition. Www.betterworldbooks.com
I am cheating, not reading it now.... live performance at Ford's Theatre in Washington DC... read it in high school😀😀😀
pickSo this lived up to the hype and title "modern classic" for me. It came out in 1949 and all of the issues related to the American Dream, consumerism, and family dynamics are absolutely still relevant today. Excited to geek out now on Arthur Miller and this play. #lifelonglearner
pickRemarkable play. The sense of dread Miller can create is so exhilarating and there are some gorgeous scenes. Will definitely get tickets when I see a revival pop up
#blackandwhitecovers My mom was waiting to join in again and add something for this prompt. After digging through book boxes from my aunt, she was annoyed to find this one, in a messy condition 😅 she remembers it from her school days, as the most frustrating and depressing book she's ever read. - Now I'm curious, having gone with Notes From Underground. #maybookflowers
Desperately catching up on school reading after the most mental week in my life! Adored A View From The Bridge and am really enjoying this so far
so-soEntertaining and frustrating read. Willy Loman reminds me of someone, but I can't remember who.
I would also like to know what happens to Biff afterwards.
#marchintoreading #bookishpetpeeves
These ThriftBooks.com stickers. Ugh. Sometimes they peel off nicely and other times they ruin the book. I hate these stickers, but I love ThriftBooks... It's a real dilemma. 📚
#FeistyFeb #AllTheWorld'sAStage My shelf of plays, mainly from university days. Death of a Salesman, Twelfth Night & The Oedipus plays are some of my faves. 👏🎭😊.
I originally read this book my freshman year and hated it. My senior year at a new (worse) school it was mandatory reading. Mrs. Wills had us read it aloud. Eric read the part of Biff as stereotypically flamboyantly gay. It changed the entire connotation of the book and lead to great discussions that might not have happened otherwise. #feistyfeb #changedyourmind
Ooh some more awesome marking. A student who writes about "choking on numbers" and that the recipe for the illusion of a happy family "clung to the paint on the walls so we'd see the recipe's rules". What do you think?
Spending the night marking, as per usual. Marking personal essays on Death of a Salesman, I come across this piece of advice from a student: "Sit in libraries for hours, reading everything and anything you can get your hands on." Well, okay, if you say so!
pickI teach this one every year to my grade 12s. I think it is important literature, and they do well in terms of identifying with Biff, but they generally struggle to have empathy for Willy. Until my own family members grew elderly, though, it is fair to say I did not fully appreciate the struggle Willy goes through either.
Overall, a good play that calls into question the concept of success and society . #teachersoflitsy
here at Skirball Cultural Ctr & saw this...i get so giddy when i find random 📚-ish info in random places...just had to share 🤓💕🤗#inmyownworld #myreadinglife #bookishgal #booknerdforlife
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