were you just singing a TLC song?

I'm pretty sure you were.

AAAANYWAY.

The familial relationship here really bothers me. It's not so much that the family doesn't get along. that I understand (to an extent). it's just that somehow Biff is the one who is at fault here. and I don't get that at all. I think even his name makes him automatically the "black sheep" somehow. I mean, his brother's name is Happy! I think "Sunshine" and "Rainbow" are the only two names that are more positive than that. so right off the bat, Biff gets the short end of the stick. plus, he failed algebra and caught dad cheating when he tried to tell him. that's a pretty rough life right there. and things never really got better for him. bummer. =/ what really bothers me is when Willy gets excited about Biff's potential job, but then yells at people for "interrupting" and then suddenly turns sour on everyone. I get that he's got issues. but that just really bothers me. It's just irrational. and I don't understand that, I guess...

I'm anxiously awaiting the start of House

blogs are a good filler, right?

so now, to analyze protagonists, antagonists, foils, ect. yay!

I'm thinking that Willy and Biff are definitely foils. I mean, they bicker all the time. no wait, they're cool and Willy is supporti- oh, wait, nope. they're arguing again. I can't really tell who THE protagonist is... I mean, it's about Willy. and Biff plays a big role in Willy's actions, but Linda is ALWAYS there... if I had to pick one, it'd be Willy. Biff is definitely an antagonist, but whatever mental issue Willy has serves as an antagonist of its own. Happy kinda mellows things out (imagine that!). The rest of the characters just kinda float in and out (literally for some, I think [Ben?]). I think Linda and Happy serve as foils for Willy and Biff, respectively. like I said, I'm still pretty confused by the whole thing.

why are all our plays about crazy people?

I mean really, what's the deal with that?
I'm sorta sick of it, Costello. hahah

I've read (and re-read) Death of a Salesman, and I'm still not entirely sure what's going on. I mean, is Willy entirely crazy? or is some of this actually happening? I can't tell. it's a lot like the Glass Menagerie in that sense. You can never really tell what's happening because it's so... scattered? is that the word I'm looking for? I guess so. In the Glass Menagerie, nothing was reliable because of Tom's obvious bias, but in this, the unreliability comes with the fact that it's so unclear as to what is actually happening. of course, that's the charm of the whole thing, but it's still pretty weird. endearing, and touching, but also really weird.