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...namesake, she returns to the site ofher imprisonment after discovering her own routeto freedom. Harlan is a faith healer, freeingpeople from their ailments by instilling in themfaith in the unbelievable. Just as GrandmotherJaboti was imprisoned by belief in her turtleshell, a Ms. Lee's sinus infection is healed byher faith in clear passages. While new definitionsof truth and untruth based on the randomexperiences of one ordinary woman take somegetting used to, the freedom that Harlan attainssimply by looking at the details of existence in adifferent way is both extraordinary and effectivein its ability to shake the conviction of one'smost...
...weakness of the play and, perhaps, theproduction can be seen in Linda Loman's silencesin the moments in which she is heartlessly told byher husband to "Stop interrupting!" "Death of aSalesman" was important for certain reasons whenit was written in 1945. But the passage of timehas limited its relevance, or perhaps it would bemore appropriate to say that the play isinadequately prepared for passage through time. Itno longer appeals, if it ever did, to a diverseaudience...
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