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To: needmorePaine

he wrote All My Sons, right?

Thought it was good. Greed should never put our armed forces in danger but i bet it does.

Death of a Salesman shows the successful geeky neighbor and shows the devastating effect cheating on a spouse can have.

Spoiling kids ends badly.

The Crucible, definitely a reference to the McCarthy ere, is a good book with a good lesson.

If you go overboard people start to distrust you.

I think he mistakenly made some very good points and there are far worse books when it comes to left wing writing.


10 posted on 10/19/2015 12:58:08 PM PDT by dp0622
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To: dp0622

I tell all my friends to watch All My Sons but it’s rarely played on TCM. Excellent movie and my fav with Edward G.


12 posted on 10/19/2015 1:00:15 PM PDT by bonfire
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To: dp0622

These are all very good plays. A View from the Bridge has recently been revived on B’way. It’s not my personal favorite but that’s personal taste for you.

The British frequently revive him.


14 posted on 10/19/2015 1:01:50 PM PDT by miss marmelstein (Richard the Third: I'd like to drive away not only the Turks (moslims) but all my foes.")
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To: dp0622
Death of a Salesman shows the successful geeky neighbor and shows the devastating effect cheating on a spouse can have.

Miller had talent as a playwright. But like a lot of his plays DOAS gets in a number of digs at the capitalist system.

Willy Loman cannot make it as a salesman anymore and unsuccessfully tries to commit suicide. His no-good son Biff tries to make it in the business world and fails badly. Meanwhile, the geeky friend becomes a success as a judge, a government success.

BTW, my father was a salesman.

53 posted on 10/19/2015 6:58:33 PM PDT by driftless2 (For long term happiness, learn how to play the accordion)
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