I have never disliked a literary family or set of characters more than I dislike the Lomans. It is extremely difficult to look past how frustrating they all can be to analyze what's behind their actions and what they say. I wanted to spend time with Voldemort's autobiography for a bit of fun reading after spending weeks with the Lomans. That's not to say I disliked the play itself or don't see its significance. I have a similar relationship with Invisible Man in which the unnamed narrator just gets. on. your. nerves.
I came in about 20 minutes late to class on the day of the surprise closed prompt and ended up not finishing, landing me a solid 4 from my peer reviewers. The scores we gave each other were already agreeable the first time around, which worries us because now we're not sure if we all really do understand the rubric, or if we all misunderstand it to a similar degree.
I haven't yet really gauged how well my group did with the prezi presentation, but I know that we gave it a considerable amount of effort. Maybe we should have coordinated with the groups preceding and following our era to set limits on authors and time periods to be sure there wasn't a great amount of overlap.
I agree, the Lomans are just a downer. There seems to be no hope at the end of the play. Will Biff find contentment? Doubtful. Happy's still ensnared in the web of dreams and self-consciousness Willy had woven. Linda will live worried for her sons and never have closure with Willy's death. I wouldn't say a 4 is that bad, at least not considering our group's scores.
ReplyDeleteThe whole point of Death pf a Salesman is that the American Dream is a disillusion that offers no hope. It's reality.
ReplyDeleteI loved the bit about Voldemort's autobiography. That's too good!
Cassidy Murphy
I am impressed with your act of refraining from using the word "hate" when expressing your feelings toward the Lomans because of the bizarre sort of respect you have for DOAS. I'm also glad you felt the need to explain your score on the open prompt. "You don't know my life" :)
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