Glengarry Glen Ross (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: David Mamet
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The 1980’s
- Setting: Chicago, Illinois
- Genres: Social realism, Drama
- Subjects: Language or languages, Betrayal, Chicago, 1980’s, Loyalty, Greed, Ethics, Corruption, Real estate, Selling
- Locales: Chicago, IL
Characters Discussed
John Williamson, a man in his early forties, the office manager for a disreputable real estate company. He receives the blame for all the other characters’ problems and failures because he rates their sales and awards and then leads potential buyers to the more successful, thus creating a situation of better salespeople always getting the better leads. He appears incompetent and more concerned with office procedure than with sales. Roma claims that Williamson got the position because he is the boss’s nephew. Although he demonstrates an inability to...
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