What Are The Similarities Between The Importance Of Being Ernest And Death Of A Salesman

Some might think that 2 stories or books, if their plot is not alike, cannot be similar. There are many points of evidence, that both, The Importance of being Earnest, and Death of a Salesman display signs of sharing similar ideas of what is wrong with the society today. Both books display examples and contradictions between what society should be like, and what it is. The importance of being Earnest discusses issues such as the superficiality society, and how quickly they judge, the irresponsibility of people who are just “ Thrill Seekers” and the idea of how ignorant of a society we can be. Death of a Salesman discusses topics such as the hope and dream, for something that is truly achievable. The Importance of Being Earnest is a critique on the morals of the British upper class, and it uses comedy to do so. For example, the
Wilde, however, makes fun of this, as Jack does not have a family” (not a sign of misfortune, but of carelessness)”, but a bag (Act I). Mr. Thomas Cardew had found the bag on the Brighton Line, Jack came from a "somewhat large, black leather handbag, with handles on it," instead of having parents (Act I). Lady Bracknell tells him to produce a parent, either a mom, or dad, because she won’t allow her daughter to "marry into a cloakroom, and form an alliance with a parcel" (Act I).through the comedy and humor of the situation Wilde shows the process of finding suitable husbands, that mothers often went through when trying to find a match. Cecily, Jack's ward,makes fun of the entire process in her own way.. In her diary, she writes of her engagement to Ernest, after a couple breakups and an engagements, because that is expected in a romance (Act II). Wilde, critiques the upper class, that instead of learning important knowledge, they’d rather daydream about a fantasy that won't