Glengarry Glen Ross (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: David Mamet
- First Published: 1983
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1982
- Genres: Social realism, Drama
- Subjects: Language or languages, Betrayal, Chicago, 1980’s, Loyalty, Greed, Ethics, Corruption, Real estate, Selling
- Locales: Chicago, IL
Places Discussed
Chinese restaurant. Act 1 takes place in what is understood to be a typical Chinese restaurant in any large American city. No description of the interior is provided except that it has booths. Unlike many Chinese restaurants, this establishment serves alcoholic beverages, as the reader learns when Roma buys a round of gimlets for himself and Lingk. The salesmen are always talking about big sums of money, but they give the impression that they subsist on dishes of rice or noodles and chopped up vegetables. The restaurant is not much more than a door or two away...
[The entire page is 625 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
Navigate
See Also
