“Death of a Salesman” – Setting

The visuals for this activity were created by Danielle, Tina and Winter from Mr. Ford’s ICT 11 and 12 classes.

The visuals for this activity were created by Danielle, Tina and Winter from Mr. Ford’s ICT 11 and 12 classes.

The visuals for this activity were created by Danielle, Tina and Winter from Mr. Ford’s ICT 11 and 12 classes.

 

 

In the play, “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller, the setting of the Loman’s neighbour hood takes place in Brooklyn, New York, USA, in the late 1940’s. The Loman’s small house is alone, isolated by big, towering, apartment buildings on all sides. A feeling of gloomy, grey and underwhelming comes from the apartment buildings around the tiny house. From the construction of these new apartments, there is no longer any grass, plants, or flowers to be seen in this neighbour hood as it has all been destroyed from the industrialization. Very few trees can be seen outside the Loman house from when Mr. and Mrs. Loman’s sons, Biff and Happy, were young kids. The house is surrounded by cars parked out on the street from over population. This neighbour-hood shows the reader how it is developing into a more industrialized and growing population over time.

Quote #1:
– “We are aware of the towering, angular shapes behind it, surrounding it on all sides” (Miller 11).
Quote #2:
– “As more light appears, we see a solid vault of apartment houses around the small, fragile-seeming home” (Miller 11).
Quote #3:
– “ A window opens onto the apartment house at the side” (Miller 11).
Quote #4:
– “The roof-line of the house is one-dimensional; under and over it we see the apartment buildings) Miller 12.
Quote #5:
– “This time of year it was lilac and wisteria. And the peonies would come out, and the daffodils” (Miller 17).
Quote #6:
–  “Before the house lies an apron,curving beyond the forestage into the orchestra” (Miller 12).
Quote #7:
– “But its so beautiful up there, Linda, the trees are so thick, and the sun is warm” (Miller 14)
Quote #8:
– “The street is lined with cars. There’s not a breath of fresh air in the neighborhood” (Miller 17)
Quote #9:
– “ The grass don’t grow anymore, you can’t raise a carrot in the backyard. They should’ve had a law against apartment houses” (Miller 17)
Quote #10:
– “There’s more people! That’s what’s ruining this country! Population is getting out of control” (Miller 17)
Brooklyn (Appearance Fact #1)
-Many concrete and glass buildings filling the streets

Brooklyn (Appearance Fact #2)
– big population increase because of increasing jobs from the industrialized city

-many younger people filling up the sidewalks

Brooklyn (Appearance Fact #3)
–      Kept it’s industrial culture within the city

Brooklyn (Appearance Fact #4)
–    Many transport trucks filtering in and out for the many different producing factories.

Brooklyn (Appearance Fact #5)
– brooklyn is one of the 5 boroughs in New York City

 

Four Photos (Sourced, place links below)

  

https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&biw=1093&bih=479&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=v4qrXMi8OtX

https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&biw=1093&bih=479&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=v4qrXMi8OtX

https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&biw=1093&bih=479&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=2IqrXJEr8a

https://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&biw=1093&bih=479&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=2IqrXJEr8a

 

 

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *