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Although it seems there is not much difference between having a nice personality and being a good person, there are some distinctive differences between them. Having a nice personality means that a person has positive and unique characteristics such as kindness, popularity, humorous, attention-grabbing, fame, etc. A person who has a nice personality doesn’t have to be “kind” or “loving”; he or she doesn’t have to be a “good” person. Biff may have a nice personality because he is popular in school and a star inside his high school as a football captain. He is ‘well-liked’ by people and has a unique personality. A good person conveys more than having a unique personality. A good person may have a nice personality, but moreover, he or she has to show humbleness, help and care other, know how to treat other people with care. A good person may make other people to feel comfortable and respected. This person also may not have a unique personality, but may have the ability to serve others.
Similarly, having a nice lifestyle is having a balanced, satisfying, and happy life. A person who has a nice lifestyle doesn’t need to be a rich. As long as this person enjoys and satisfied with his life, he has a nice lifestyle. The main difference between having a nice lifestyle and living well is living a contented life. This person may have family members who love this person to support and to make happy. On the other hand, living well doesn’t necessarily include living a happy life. A person who lives well may be rich and can afford money for whatever, but is not satisfied with one’s life and may not be balanced. A nice lifestyle is more practical and healthier than living well which may cause dissatisfaction and unsuccessful social life.
There are some common things between the notions of personality and lifestyle. These two are interrelated. The personality of a person determines the lifestyle. A person with a popular personality will make this person’s lifestyle t to depend on popularity. These two are the main things that change when a person is impacted by something. For example, if the person reads an article about the impact of bullying others from which she decides not to bully people, this person’s personality which is being haughty and no caring will change into less haughty and caring other people’s feelings more. Thus, this person’s lifestyle will change from bullying people to not bullying people. This, however, doesn’t mean that this person changes from bad person nice person, but from maybe from a bad person to a less bad person.
2008년 9월 5일 금요일
What is the significance of Willy's suicie attempts?
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Willy’s suicide attempts show his failure of achieving his American dream. These suicide attempts are significant because it shows Willy’s struggle to his failure to achieve his American dream and also shows his characterization. His American dream is to be like Dave Singleman who is well liked by everyone and makes money even until in his eighties. Willy, unlike Singleman, cannot make enough money and has to borrow money from Howard. Since he has not been a successful salesman and has to face the reality such as economic difficulties, he probably is depressed and disappointed in himself. Willy has such a disillusioned ideal that he even attempts to kill himself when he cannot reach his ideal. He doesn’t want to accept the fact that he has not achieved American dream unlike Singleman.
From the Willy’s suicide attempts we can see that he is a quite stubborn figure who tries to prove that he has not failed to achieve his American dream. He cannot accept He is too caught up with his dream that the only way to escape from himself and his American dream is killing himself. By killing himself he can escape from the reality and free from his collapse to achieve his American dream. He tries to kill himself by inhaling gas using a rubber hose. He expects that he will be free from the pressure of accomplishing his American dream. He will also expect that from his death, he can be free from himself, Linda, his family members and the guilt of committing adultery. He has lived a false or fake life which has not show the real self of him. He secretly has had an affair, has hid the fact that he borrowed money from Howard and has bought stockings for Woman not for Linda. Not achieving his American dream and self-realization will mean that these facts will be revealed to his family members. He, however, is too stubborn to reveal these facts to his family and accept the fact that he has not achieved the American dream. He has gone too far to go back. Willy cannot take these heavy-loaded untruths anymore that he commits suicide. He, however, doesn’t know that his family members already know about these factors that he has tried to hide. Willy will expect that these facts will be remain unknown when he kills himself, but this doesn’t happen because the family members already know about his reality. His death also will not prove that he can achieve the American dream, but rather prove that he failed to achieve his false American dream.
Willy’s suicide attempts show his failure of achieving his American dream. These suicide attempts are significant because it shows Willy’s struggle to his failure to achieve his American dream and also shows his characterization. His American dream is to be like Dave Singleman who is well liked by everyone and makes money even until in his eighties. Willy, unlike Singleman, cannot make enough money and has to borrow money from Howard. Since he has not been a successful salesman and has to face the reality such as economic difficulties, he probably is depressed and disappointed in himself. Willy has such a disillusioned ideal that he even attempts to kill himself when he cannot reach his ideal. He doesn’t want to accept the fact that he has not achieved American dream unlike Singleman.
From the Willy’s suicide attempts we can see that he is a quite stubborn figure who tries to prove that he has not failed to achieve his American dream. He cannot accept He is too caught up with his dream that the only way to escape from himself and his American dream is killing himself. By killing himself he can escape from the reality and free from his collapse to achieve his American dream. He tries to kill himself by inhaling gas using a rubber hose. He expects that he will be free from the pressure of accomplishing his American dream. He will also expect that from his death, he can be free from himself, Linda, his family members and the guilt of committing adultery. He has lived a false or fake life which has not show the real self of him. He secretly has had an affair, has hid the fact that he borrowed money from Howard and has bought stockings for Woman not for Linda. Not achieving his American dream and self-realization will mean that these facts will be revealed to his family members. He, however, is too stubborn to reveal these facts to his family and accept the fact that he has not achieved the American dream. He has gone too far to go back. Willy cannot take these heavy-loaded untruths anymore that he commits suicide. He, however, doesn’t know that his family members already know about these factors that he has tried to hide. Willy will expect that these facts will be remain unknown when he kills himself, but this doesn’t happen because the family members already know about his reality. His death also will not prove that he can achieve the American dream, but rather prove that he failed to achieve his false American dream.
2008년 9월 4일 목요일
1. Who is "Dave Singleman"?
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Dave Singleman is a ‘well-liked’, successful, and infamous traveling salesman. Even by the time he is in his eighties, he makes money by just phoning his buyers without ever leaving his hotel room. His last name, “Singleman”, is significant because his name has negative connotation unlike his infamous and ‘well-liked’ life. The word “singleman” literally means “a lonely man” who has no close family members and sells goods until his death. Although Dave Singleman has these disadvantages, Willy still loves and admires the life of Singleman and even talks about Singleman as if he is an idol. There are many attractions that surround the figure of Singleman and his salesman profession. Such attractions are high income, earning money even when in his eighties, inconvenience of not traveling but making money just by phone calls, and being ‘well-liked’ by all the people. In addition to these attractions Willy is really eluded by the “death of a salesman”; in Singleman’s funeral, many businessmen and other people attend and mourn for his death, showing his fame and well-liked nature. Willy, thus, wants this kind of attention from other people when he dies and wants to be remembered and loved like Singleman. He, however, doesn’t realize that the people who came to Singleman’s funeral weren’t his close friends or the loved ones. Singleman actually dies on the job and actually is a pretty lonely man, but Willy fails to realize this tragic life of Singleman.
At the end of the play, we see Willy’s motivation for going into salesmanship related to a way of dying rather than a way of living. The reason that Willy goes into salesmanship is its limitless potential and its honorable nature; he even quotes “selling was the greatest career a man could want.” The salesmanship has been his ideal American dream, in which he is disillusioned and fails to grab onto his own identity. He tries to imitate Singleman as a salesman, not realizing that it is a false American dream. He, however, doesn’t realize that and assumes that he is a successful salesman. In the same way, Willy is totally disillusioned by his American dream even until his death. Willy probably expects his funeral to be like that of Singleman’s. He thinks that many people from the region he has sold his goods will attend his funeral and illuminate his respected and honored nature. His funeral followed by his suicide, however, fails to portray Singleman’s funeral like he fails to be a successful and well-liked salesman. Nobody except for Willy’s family members and Charley attend his funeral unlike what Willy has expected. Willy not only fails to be a successful traveling salesman, but also loses his identity and lives in a false American dream.
Dave Singleman is a ‘well-liked’, successful, and infamous traveling salesman. Even by the time he is in his eighties, he makes money by just phoning his buyers without ever leaving his hotel room. His last name, “Singleman”, is significant because his name has negative connotation unlike his infamous and ‘well-liked’ life. The word “singleman” literally means “a lonely man” who has no close family members and sells goods until his death. Although Dave Singleman has these disadvantages, Willy still loves and admires the life of Singleman and even talks about Singleman as if he is an idol. There are many attractions that surround the figure of Singleman and his salesman profession. Such attractions are high income, earning money even when in his eighties, inconvenience of not traveling but making money just by phone calls, and being ‘well-liked’ by all the people. In addition to these attractions Willy is really eluded by the “death of a salesman”; in Singleman’s funeral, many businessmen and other people attend and mourn for his death, showing his fame and well-liked nature. Willy, thus, wants this kind of attention from other people when he dies and wants to be remembered and loved like Singleman. He, however, doesn’t realize that the people who came to Singleman’s funeral weren’t his close friends or the loved ones. Singleman actually dies on the job and actually is a pretty lonely man, but Willy fails to realize this tragic life of Singleman.
At the end of the play, we see Willy’s motivation for going into salesmanship related to a way of dying rather than a way of living. The reason that Willy goes into salesmanship is its limitless potential and its honorable nature; he even quotes “selling was the greatest career a man could want.” The salesmanship has been his ideal American dream, in which he is disillusioned and fails to grab onto his own identity. He tries to imitate Singleman as a salesman, not realizing that it is a false American dream. He, however, doesn’t realize that and assumes that he is a successful salesman. In the same way, Willy is totally disillusioned by his American dream even until his death. Willy probably expects his funeral to be like that of Singleman’s. He thinks that many people from the region he has sold his goods will attend his funeral and illuminate his respected and honored nature. His funeral followed by his suicide, however, fails to portray Singleman’s funeral like he fails to be a successful and well-liked salesman. Nobody except for Willy’s family members and Charley attend his funeral unlike what Willy has expected. Willy not only fails to be a successful traveling salesman, but also loses his identity and lives in a false American dream.
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