Themes
  Dream vs. Reality
  American Dream
  Individualism vs. Resposiblity toward Family
  Truth vs. Lies
  Wealth as a mobility tool to rise in social status
  Social Status and Happiness
Historical Context
  1949
    Post war
  Timeline
  Cars
  Hotels
  Houses
  Suburb growth
    Closeness to the City
  Views on Schizophrenia
Social Context
  Class
  Race
  Gender
Political Context
  Governement
  National Issues
  Political speeches at the time
  Majority belief
  Immigration?
Economic Context
  America's place in the world
  Industry
  Occupations
    Blue-collar
    White-collar
    Salesman
Religious Context
  Miller wrote from Judaic background
    Belief of Jews
    Practice of Jews
  Possible Religious contexts to place play in
    Belief
    Practice
Cultural Perspective
  Hidden Culture
  Potential Culture
Production History
  Criticism
  Anothology Essays
  Setting
  Images
  Film
  Music
Arthur Miller
  Biography
  What he said about this play
Connections to Now
  Immigrants trying to realize American Dream
  Over-development-- inner city
Nuclear Family
  Views now
  Views then 
Dreams
  Hallucinations
  Wants
Mental Health
  Suicide