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Their Common Enemy - Online Term Paper

Their Common Enemy

It is known that a number of students dislike school. School is a big
topic of conversation in every student's life. Some students enjoy the work but
most talk about how horrible it is. Take a random group of students; have an
open discussion on school work and you will find that students will be agreeing
with each other about how stressed they are. The students found a common enemy
and it brought them closer because they could talk bad about school and agree
with each other. Just like the students who bond when talking about schoolwork,
Linda and Willy from Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, bond when they
discuss money. "Well it makes 70 dollars and some pennies, That's very ...

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about their mortgage helps them to stay
together by agreeing with one another. Whenever the topic comes up, their moods
totally change and even though they might not know it; they act as if paying
their mortgage is their favorite thing to discuss.

"WILLY: `Well, that's a great thing. To weather a twenty-five year
mortgage is ------ .'
LINDA: `It's and accomplishment.' (73). When they are almost done paying
they are very happy and even Willy makes a comment; but he stops himself from
expressing his true feelings. Why? Why does Willy prevent himself from being
happy with the good things that he has in his life? He tries to live a life
that doesn't exist and ends up agonizing. He should just enjoy what he already
has and work with it. What ends up happening is that Willy becomes his own
enemy so it's not about the mortgage or money anymore. He is the enemy and
Linda, Biff and Happy are the one's that come together to help Willy be content.
LINDA: `He's ...

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Added: 5/27/2006 10:23:52 PM
Category: Creative Writing
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 643
Pages: 3

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