Pretty, Pretty Personalities

To me, personality is the most important aspect of a story. A personality is the particular combination of emotional, attitudinal and behavioral response pattern of individual.  It can be effected by the personalities of other characters and influence the decisions they make. With that being said, I would like to analyze the characters in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller.

Willy, the father, seems as though he is insecure and contradicts much of what he says. He also would rather reminisce and attempt to relive the past then enjoy the present. However, Willy does give insight and encourage at moments through Act. I would cast Opera for his position. Ever since Opera went off the air, she has been in and out of the television land. Many times you can catch her smiling and laughing without even having a show. But much like Willy, she snaps back into the present and begins to complain about how much she dislikes one thing or another like Willy does at the beginning of the play about the farm. Not to mention, Opera has the attitude and voice to complete the package for the part.

Now Biff. Biff was a high school super star and loved by almost every woman! This definitely relates to Channing Tatum. They were both extremely popular anywhere and everywhere they go. Not to mention, catching ladies eyes on every corner and capturing their hearts. Much like Willy caught the heart of his wife Linda.

Linda is a sweetheart. She keeps the family from going insane and holds Willy’s hand when he is in the present or the past. She is extremely loyal and hopes for Willy success and promise.  Casting a movie, I would place Cameron Diaz. A very sweet and sophisticated lady that matches this with her beauty brings the sweetness to film much like Linda does in the drama. They are both good for a laugh every now and then too!

Placing a personality to a person is easy when the person is known in real life. In stories or plays, this duty is given to the author. As represented above, I easily found personality traits in every character. Now, placing them to a movie star is hardly this easy as I am dumfounded when it comes to knowing the names of ANY movie stars…but I took my assumptions and tiny facts and made a blog!

Enjoy!