This essay focuses on the theme of the American Dream in relation to narcissism in Miller’s Death of a salesman. The purpose is to demonstrate that a close reading of the main protagonist, Willy Loman, suggests that his notion of success in relation to the American Dream can be regarded as narcissistic.  This essay will examine this by first observing how Willy´s notion of success is represented in the play, then look at how his understanding of it can be viewed from a narcissistic standpoint.  The results I have found in my analysis show that there is a connection between Willy’s understanding of success and his narcissistic behavior. He displays traits such as grandiosity, arrogance, need of specialness and denial of emotions. His relationship with other characters reveals his lack of empathy, manipulation and exploitation of others as well as his need of superiority and fear of inferiority.  The conclusion is that Willy and his notion of success could be considered as narcissistic.

Funeral Camp is an exploration of grief and humour through the media of video, performance and installation. This exhibition examines the relationships between death, humour, play and camp and how they relate to aspects of queer spirituality and to queer communities, The themes explored in this body of work include death, nature, culture, witchcraft, play, drag, sadness and glamour. Funeral Camp and the questions I pose are in part, a gay man’s perspective on having survived the AIDS epidemic. As part of my research on these topics I question if it is possible to express humour and grief simultaneously in a body of work. Can works of art be simultaneously camp and deeply emotional at the same time?

Thesis (M.A.)--St. John's College, 1973. / Bibliography: leaves 51-58.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri, 1975. / Vita. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis--University of Pennsylvania. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves xxii-xxx).

Thesis (Ph. L.)--Catholic University of America, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-79).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 139-148). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 234-245).

Thesis (M.S.)--University of Wisconsin--Madison. / Typescript. eContent provider-neutral record in process. Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 33-35).

Thesis (Ph. L.)--Catholic University of America, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 74-79).