vortigaunt_from_halflife2 's review for:

Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

4.5

challenging dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is the type of book that you would be doing a disservice to by studying it in an academic context. First reading Death of a Salesman, I recoiled at how it reeked of mid-century ‘perfect family’ kitsch, but that’s the exact point. It wants to make you unsettled. Both the blurring of past and present and blending of soundtrack with screenwriting give it so many memorable moments. It has its flaws, definitely, but a lot of them are built into the attitude of the time.

4.5 Galungas out of 5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Infidelity, Misogyny, Suicide, Violence, Suicide attempt

Minor: Ableism