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"David Mamet's American Buffalo is a parable about the United States". Discuss what views of society are embodied in American Buffalo and how these are conveyed.
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"David Mamet's American Buffalo is a parable about the United States". Discuss what views of society are embodied in American Buffalo and how these are conveyed. David Mamet has written the play American Buffalo set in the 1970s as a tool, which he uses to convey this 'American Dream': a view commonly associated with most people living in capitalist America, which is the belief that anyone can become rich and with richness comes freedom. We can get a good idea of what Mamet was hoping to achieve in his work by looking at this critics observation below: Many people in today's society are plagued with feelings of inadequacy and confusion. Unable to face these feelings, they often choose instead to hide behind a series of lies. They begin to preclude any chance of fulfilment from their lives and aspire to gain money as they think that money is the only way to achieve...
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