|
Arthur Miller, an American dramatist writer, is known for mocking the social dilemma of the common people. Born in 1915, Miller's family suffered during the Great Depression, as a coat manufacturer and moved from Manhattan to Brooklyn. Miller was unable to attend the University of Michigan two years after graduationg from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1932 due to tuition costs. However, the delay of an education did not stop his success. In 1947, Miller's play, All My Sons, was chosen by the New York Drama Critic's Circle, as the best play of 1947, opened in Broadway, Miller was established as a bright new talent. During his time in college, Miller made a living having a wide spread of jobs such as: truck driving, stock clerk in an automobile parts warehouse, and sang for a local radio station. Although the play, All My Sons, was a great success and stepping- stone for Miller: in 1949, Miller won the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for Death of a Salesman.
Even though Miller obtained international fame for Death of A Salesman, Miller didn't recive the same response for his play, The Crucible, in 1950's. The dramatist wrote the play in the 1950's, during the time of McCarthyism. McCArthyism was an unnessary process to drive out anyone who was suspected to be a communist. Thousands of both government employees and citizens were fired or put in jail fearing that they will strike a revolution. The situation was preposterous to Miller and he related McCarthyism with his play The Crucible. It was the same scenario as the Salem with trials in the late 1600's.
All in all, Miller has proven himself succesful as a dramatist writer. |
|
