Perry’s friends attempt to comfort him shortly after the brief argument between himself and his father, but being “future bankers and lawyers”, Neil believes that they’re in the same boat, unable to tell him any different. Neil has failed to reveal his true feelings towards his father. Making the choice to audition for a play and sticking with it, regardless of what his father says, voices reams about Neil. He is a very defiant man, even though he went to Mr. Keating for personal advice. Having high respect for his father, Neil is terrified trying to maintain an existence with Dickinson's concept of "doing what you're afraid to do”, never being the type of child to lie over a situation such as this one.
Harry Braverman Harry Braverman was born on December 9, 1920, in Brooklyn, New York, to Jewish- Polish parents, Morris and Sarah Braverman. His father was a shoe maker and worked hard to provide his son with a college education. Unfortunately, after one year at Brooklyn College, Braverman was forced to withdraw from college and find employment. He did, however, return to college in the early 1960s, earning his Bachelor of Arts degree from the New School for Social Research in 1963 (Gale, "Harry Braverman."). Although his time at college was short, it greatly influenced him as the radical ideas of socialism and Marxism spread throughout New York's college campuses (Marxists’ Internet Archive).
Secondly, in the beginning following his father’s advice Nick didn’t judge anyone but at the end he made judgments on people. Thirdly his likes became dislikes. Nick came to east to earn success and become wealthy, but ended up wanting to go back. Nick thought life style in the east would be different and approving, which would give him chances to earn some wealth. “The Middle West now seemed like the ragged edge of the universe- so I decided to go east and learn the bond business.”(Pg-3) When he got to know the east side
When Gacy was in his teens he attended “four different high schools during senior year” and eventually dropped out never graduating. After dropping out Gacy left Chicago and went to Las Vegas where he worked part time for Palm Mortuary as a janitor. In the early 1960s, Gacy developed a talent for salesmanship after he enrolled into a college for business. After he graduated he ended up getting a job as a trainee for management at “Nunn Bosh Shoe Co. in Chicago” where he previously lived. Gacy was transferred to the companies clothing outlet for men after he surpassed at his management position.
Most importantly, a man needs to respect his wife. In the movie, Carmen married Javier; not for money, but for love. They sacraficed, but they got through it together. A good dad is a man who would go out of his way to protect, love, teach and nurture his children to the best of his ability, regardless of being present in the home or not. Any man can be a father, but it takes someone special to be a Dad.
She expects her sons to manifest the corporate dreams of their father – not because she believes in Willy’s version of the American Dream, but because she believes her sons (Biff in particular) are the only hope for Willy’s sanity. When Biff complains about his father’s erratic behavior, Linda proves her devotion to her husband by telling her son: LINDA: Biff, dear, if you don’t have any feeling for him, then you don’t have any feeling for me. and… LINDA: He’s the dearest man in the world to me, and I won’t have anyone making him feel blue. But why is he the dearest man in the world to her? Willy’s job has steered him away from his family for weeks at a time.
After attending for one year he transferred to Hofstra University. In 1959 he married his high school sweetheart Ruth Alpern and graduated from Hofstra University with a degree in political science. In an article written by James Bandler and Nicholas Varchaver one of Bernie’s classmates Heiberger stated “He was a very aggressive kind of kid that wanted to get ahead in life.” He started a side business as a teenager installing sprinkler systems and worked as a lifeguard. According to his classmate Heiberger, “He was a regular guy who was always hustling.” Apparently he saved his earnings, because in 1960 he decided to start his own firm Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, LLC, with $5,000.00 that he had saved from his summer job as a lifeguard and the money he made on the side installing sprinkler systems. The article The Talented Mr. Madoff
Happy has lived in the shadow of Biff his whole life, he feels that to get the attention he deserves he must strive to be more successful than his brother. When Willy was talking about Biff, Happy kept hinting that he was losing weight, but Willy seems to ignore him. “He is a marked-down version of his father, with not even a grand dream to cover his grossness. His only redeeming aspect is an easy-going fondness for his family” (Koon pg.37). Happy shows
After graduating high school, Miller worked a few odd jobs to save enough money to attend the University of Michigan. While in college, he wrote for the student paper and completed his first play, No Villain. He also took courses with the much-loved playwright professor Kenneth Rowe, a man who taught his students how to construct a play in order to achieve an intended effect. Inspired by Rowe's approach, Miller moved back east to begin his career. Fear of Communism in America Throughout the 1940s and 1950s America was overwhelmed with concerns about the threat of communism growing in Eastern Europe and China.
Walter Younger described how much he longed to be a part of the “American Dream”. His tone throughout the book suggested that he was disgusted with his lifestyle but very passionate about doing whatever it took to be well off and accepted by society so that his family wouldn’t have to struggle and be an example to his son of what a man should do for his family. Money probably meant the most to Walter because that’s all he talked about from the time he woke up at the start of the play until the end after he refuses Mr. Linder’s money. Walter works as a chauffeur for a rich white man making very little money leaving him feeling less