“The Death of a Salesman,” written by Arthur Miller, accurately depicts a setting in Brooklyn, New York. Miller uses techniques to paint images in the readers mind about the developing state. More specifically, the house of the protagonist, Willy Loman. As a family man in a big city, they all sit on a quiet lot that is surrounded by high rises. It as if they are “boxed in” by the newer developed buildings. Through the front door leads into the kitchen, which has the usual fridge, table, and chairs; all plain looking. There is a door on the right that leads outside to the yard, and another door on the opposite end that leads to the master bedroom. The bedroom is also minimalistic, with one closet, one queen bed in the center, and small bedside tables. The bathroom is located on the side of the master bedroom. Upstairs through the kitchen are the boys’ room. This time, with two twin beds hugging opposite walls, two drawers, a mirror, and two chests at the end of their beds. Overall, this is a somewhat drab, boring, house that is of minimalistic nature. However, the Lomans pack this house full with their lives and their problems.
The visuals for this activity were created by Brandon, Connor, and Christian from Mr. Ford’s ICT 11 and 12 classes.
Quote #1:
- As more light appears, we see a solid vault of apartment houses around the small, fragile-seeming home (Miller 11).
Quote #2:
- The kitchen at center seems actual enough, for there is a kitchen table with three chairs, and a refrigerator (Miller 11).
Quote #3:
- At the back of the kitchen there is a draped entrance, which leads to the living room. To the right of the kitchen, on a level raised two feet, is a bedroom furnished only with a brass bedstead and a straight chair. On a shelf over the bed a silver athletic trophy stands. A window opens onto the apartment house at the side (Miller 11).
Quote #4:
- Behind the kitchen, on a level raised six and a half feet, is the boys’ bedroom, at present barely visible. Two beds are dimly seen, and at the back of the room a dormer window (Miller 11).
Quote #5:
- Willy: “The way they boxed us in here. Bricks and windows, windows and bricks” (Miller 17).
Quote #6:
- Willy: “The grass don’t grow anymore, you can’t raise a carrot in the backyard… Remember those two beautiful elm trees out there? When Biff and I hung the swing between them?” (Miller 17).
Quote #7:
Before the house lies an apron, curving beyond the forestage into the orchestra. This forward area serves as the back yard as well as the locale of all Willy’s imaginings and of his city scenes (Miller 12).
Quote #8: Well before they have finished speaking, Willy’s form is dimly seen below in the darkened kitchen (Miller 41).
Quote #9:
- Can’t we do something about the walls? You sneeze in here, and in my house hats blow off. (Miller 42).
Quote #10:
- Willy: “Did you see the ceiling I put up in the living-room?”
- Charley: “Yeah, that’s a piece of work. To put up a ceiling in a mystery to me” (Miller 44).
Brooklyn (Appearance Fact #1)
- New concrete-and-glass apartment buildings hitched up against the water near East River and Bushwick Inlet Parks.
Brooklyn (Appearance Fact #2)
In the 1950s, brooklyn had a playground for young people. The streets of brooklyn are thronged with people.
https://spoilednyc.com/2015/11/06/take-a-look-at-brooklyn-from-back-in-the-1950s/
Brooklyn (Appearance Fact #3)
- The Narrows, separating Brooklyn from the borough of Staten Island in New York City and crossed by the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge.
Brooklyn (Appearance Fact #4)
- Brooklyn’s water borders are extensive and varied, including Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.
Brooklyn (Appearance Fact #5)
- To the east of Brooklyn lies the borough of Queens, which contains John F. Kennedy International Airport in that borough’s Jamaica neighborhood, approximately two miles from the border of the East New York neighborhood of Brooklyn.
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