MODULE 1

Cards (27)

  • Literature
    Any written works that communicate human experiences, feelings, insights, beliefs, ideas in excellent form and structure
  • Theme
    • One way to identify the theme of a literary text
  • Dialogue
    The words spoken by a character in a play
  • Characterization
    The process by which the character is revealed through his actions, utterances, and direct description
  • Short story
    A brief fictional work that can be read in one sitting with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood
  • The play "Death of a Salesman" was written by Arthur Miller in 1948 and first performed in 1949
  • Willy Loman
    The main character, a travelling salesman who believes that in order to be rich and successful, one should have "good looks" and be well-liked by people
  • Willy Loman has a loving wife Linda and two sons Biff and Happy
  • Willy's older brother Ben was ten years dead already
  • Willy believes that in order to be rich and successful

    One should have "good looks" and be well-liked by people
  • Willy: '"Can't you stay a few days? You're just what I need, Ben, because I - I have a fine position here, but I – well , Dad left me when I was such a baby and I never had a chance to talk to him and I still feel – kind of temporary about myself."'
  • Ben: '"William, when I walked into the jungle, I was seventeen. When I walked out, I was twenty-one. And by God , I was rich!"'
  • Willy is looking for guidance from his brother Ben
    On how to teach his sons the right values
  • Willy is arguing with his sons Biff and Happy late at night
  • Linda is concerned about Willy's behaviour and tries to defend him
  • Biff is critical of Willy and doesn't understand his father's actions
  • Happy tries to defend Willy and says Charley wouldn't be able to cope with what Willy has to
  • Linda says Willy's old friends and buyers have retired or died, and the company has taken away his salary in his old age
  • Biff calls the company "ungrateful bastards" for treating Willy this way after 36 years of service
  • Character
    • Mama Lena
    • Beneatha
    • Walter
    • Ruth
  • Examples of literature
    • Short story
    • Drama
  • Literature teaches us life lessons.
  • To give meaning to a piece of literary work, it has to be read, interpreted and analyzed.
  • The setting contributes in giving meaning to a story or play.
  • Interesting values in life can be learned in reading literature.
  • Literature is only for fun and entertainment.
  • The poem is about the conflicts the people face when making important choices.