The Only Thing You Got In This World Is What You Sell...

Charley could have meant a lot of things when he said to Willy, "the only thing you got in this world is what you sell?" From a business point of view, Charley could have been telling Willy that the only way for him to earn a good amount of money each week is by selling his products. If a salesmen does not sell his product then he/she will not earn the commission for selling their products. As a salesmen the only way you can earn money is by selling the products that you are suppose to sell. Charley could have simple been telling Willy that he must sell his products and a good quantity of them if he wants to earn enough money to live the life he dreams about living. Charley could have also been telling Willy that the only thing he has in this world is what he sells because he has made some mistakes and his family is falling apart. Biff is upset with his father and clearly wants nothing to do with him and Willy ignores Happy even though Happy tries so hard to keep his fathers attention. Since Willy is slowly loosing his family, Charley could have been trying to tell Willy that the only thing he now has in this world is going to be what he sells since he has drove his family apart.

Either way you view this statement, I believe the meaning of the statement has the same effect. In the 1940's, if you were a salesmen then you would have to sell your products in order to get enough commission to live the life you want and the same goes for 2012. On the other hand if you push your family away then all you are going to have is your job and yourself which again has not changed over the years. A person must work hard and earn an honest living to obtain the life they dream about but they also have to accept their family otherwise they will push their family away and all they will have is their occupation

Wedding Day!

One of the most important days in a person’s life is their wedding day. Once a man pops that question that every woman dreams about hearing then the lovely stress of planning that special day consumes them.

Of course, everyone wants the perfect wedding so every little detail must be thought out thoroughly. You have the stress of the venue, the decorations, the colors or theme, the bridal party list, the bridal party gifts, the dj, the caterer, the dresses, the tuxes, the cake, the rehearsal dinner, the transportation, guest list, guest favors, the invitations, the save-the-dates, the photographer, the videographer, and all of the other details. Not to mention, the bride has to worry about finding that one perfect dress.

This is why most people go with a wedding coordinator or wedding planner because they take care of all these stressful things and the bride and groom get to relax and enjoy the planning and their big day. I have spent my whole life working with my mother because she is a wedding planner for her friends and family. Planning weddings come naturally to me and they are so easy and stress free and that is why I love participating in the wedding planning business with my mother. I have a ton of ideas and I never have to question what I am doing because when I it to plan a wedding all of the ideas just come to my mind and in a few hours I can have a wonderful image for a wedding.

I never thought I would have an issue with planning a wedding until I got engaged in October of 2011. I have never stressed over a wedding until I started planning my own. Even though I have almost everything picked out for my wedding, I still stress over everything. But I know my wedding will be amazing because I have a wonderful fiancé and over three hundred guest for my big day!

Death Of A Salesman Cast

Death Of A Salesman is a very interesting piece of literature. I found the works to be a little confusing at times but it was enjoyable over all. If I was in charge of casting the movie version of "Death of a Salesman" I would use the following actors or actresses: Robin Williams, Deidre Hall, David Gregory, and Nic Robuck.

Robin Williams would play the role of Willy. Willy is an older man who has worked his whole life as a salesman and all he wanted was to give his family a good life. Through out the play Willy shows a tender side when he shows his love and appreciation for his wife, he also shows a concerned side when he expresses his concern for his children's lives, and he also shows this angry side when he goes off into his random talks and things of that nature. Robin Williams has been know to play many different roles in many different movies such as Patch Adams, Flubber, Jumanji, and Mrs. Doubtfire. Robin Williams is a well rounded actor and I believe he would play the role of Willy perfectly.

Deidre Hall is an actress who is a star on the soap opera Days Of Our Lives and she plays the character of Marlena. Marlena is a sweet woman who loves her family and adores her husband John Black and stands by him through out the good and the bad. I consider Deidre Hall to be the best fit for the part of Linda. Linda is a loving mother as well as a wife and she views her husbands as the best man on earth and she stands by him through out their life together and she never views him in a negative way. Deidre Hall plays a role similar to this in the show Days Of Our Lives; therefore, she is the best actress to participate in this roll.

David Gregory and Nic Robuck were both actors on the show One Life To Live and they played the role of brothers. David played the role of Ford who was the oldest brother of three. Nic played the role of the middle brother, James. Ford had left James back in their hometown because Ford wanted to pursue his acting career. Ford felt guilty for leaving James and when James eventually found Ford, they lived together and built a nice life together. In the play Death Of A Salesman, there are the two brothers, Happy and Biff. I would cast David Gregory as Biff because he has experience with playing the older brother and in the play Biff is very hostile to his father and Ford had many hostile moments with his abusive father on the show One Life To Live. Nic would play the role of Happy for three reasons. The first is that Nic has had experience being the younger brother, secondly like Happy Nic tries to be the peacemaker and make everyone happy just like Happy seemed to do, and lastly I would choose Nic for this role because not only was he handsome but he had wonderful ideas just like Happy did at the end of the play.

The American Dream!!!

Many people view the American dream differently. As seen on television, American’s are skinny and beautiful, they drive fancy cars, live in big fancy houses, and they are free to have whatever they want. The question is “Is this the real American Dream?" Of course, there are many American’s who want to live the so called American dream by having the perfect body, perfect car, perfect house, and perfect job but to others the American dream means so much more. Unlike other countries, American’s are FREE and that is the American dream. People in other countries want to live the American dream and not because some American’s have fancy cars and houses but because American’s have freedom. Unfortunately, Americans do not realize how lucky they are and they take for granted the freedom that they are given. Everyone is living the American dream but many do not realize it.

I am living my American Dream. I am free! I get to choose who my friends are, who I will marry, where I will go to college, what kind of car I want, what kind of house I will live in, what kind of career I want to pursue and no one can tell me I can not. In other countries, there are arranged marriages and many boundaries especially for woman. For example, in other countries woman are not allowed to pursue high education or careers. In America, I am free to achieve the highest level of education and I am free to pursue a career in whatever I am interested in. People may not see that as living the American “dream” but it is because I control my destiny not anyone else.

Growing up, every American child ponders the question “what do I want to be when I grow up?” If American’s were not living the American Dream by being free then as children we would not ask ourselves this question because it would not matter, simply because no matter what we wanted to be if we were not free we would not be able to chose our career. Freedom is the American Dream and Our Freedom is what defines America. When other countries think of America, they think of the freedom that we are given and many of them want the opportunity to have this freedom. The next time you think, I want to live the American Dream and be rich and happy, Remember you are living the American Dream because You Are FREE!!!