The Man Who Had All the Luck

In the ashes of the American Dream, Luck demands a new system of worship. Its rules are elusive and David, a seemingly infinitely lucky man, becomes paralysed by the feeling of an imminent reckoning. Finally, the scales appear to balance when a fall presumably kills his unborn son. David, relieved,......more

3.5 stars really. Felt like the prequel to Death of a Salesman. I liked the themes a lot, even for an early play Miller is so good at dealing with existentialism, fate and, in this particular play, when we should act and when we should learn to let life pass by. Every man is born with a jellyfish- t......more

Arthur Miller's earliest work and it is simply charming. A tragedy in reverse where fates conspire to destroy an honest person but fail while people around him go on living normally, meeting tragic ends! I loved this little piece and the concept of the jelly fish on water: floating not causing tides......more

This must be Arthur Miller’s least-known play; I’m pretty knowledgeable about literature and theater, and I had never heard of The Man Who Had All the Luck. It’s a rare happy ending for Miller, and, while this is no Death of a Salesman nor The Crucible, I enjoyed it pretty much. The play is a treatis......more

*spoilers* listen I know this is one of the less famous of miller's plays but I really enjoyed it, okay? I did think David's luck would wear out, and perhaps if he isn't the jellyfish riding the tides, letting circumstance wash him into sea, I thought maybe he would come across bad luck through his o......more