Volume : 5, Issue : 3, MAR 2019

GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS: A CRITIQUE OF CAPITALISM

DR. ALI HASAN

Abstract

Mamet thinks one of the major cause of ethical perversity in American Society is the self-centeredness of its people. The infiltration of business ethic in private lives has made the situation worse. Each individual thinks the other to be a commodity. The weakness of one is the strength of the other.

Keywords

CAPITALISM, HOT LEADS, BOARD, DISENCHANTED, SALESMAN, STOCKS.

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