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They told Willy Loman he was everything; 'twas a great American lie

JL;DR SUMMARY Talya Zax explores a new Broadway production of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," drawing analogies between the tragic figures of Willy Loman and Shakespeare's King Lear. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Family DynamicsBroadwayAmerican DreamIndividualismArthur MillerDeath Of A SalesmanNathan LaneKing LearWilly LomanLaurie Metcalf

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Brooklyn, New York, United States
"Death of a Salesman follows two days in the life of the Loman family, who live in Brooklyn and have, at long last, very nearly paid off their mortgage."

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