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This 5 page paper discusses whether or not people who play various "roles" in society are insincere because they deliberately present themselves in a certain way; it argues they are not. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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characters. The dramaturge often helps them with textual interpretation, but can sometimes provide information on such things as the time period of the play, the society, even the costumes and
props. This paper discuses the question of whether or not "impression management" implies insincerity; it touches on Goffmans dramaturgical perspective in developing the discussion. Discussion Erving Goffman was an American
theorist (1922-1982) who constructed the metaphor of life as theater (Kivisto, 2005). "He sees all human interaction as, in some ways, a grand play" (Kivisto, 2005, p. 260). Goffman was
interested in the interactions between people on an individual level-what Kivisto calls the "microlevel"; at that level, "the world is much more like a stage than we commonly realize" (Kivisto,
2005, p. 260). Goffman argues that if we can understand how an actor living in America today can make us believe hes the Prince of Denmark, then we can use
our understanding of acting to explain how, for example, a professional sells us auto insurance (Kivisto, 2005, p. 260). "If we can understand how a small stage can be used
to represent all of Rome and Egypt in Antony and Cleopatra, we can also understand how a Disney store creates a sense of adventure and wonder in any local mall"
(Kivisto, 2005, p. 260). If we can understand how the craft by which two actors convince us they are madly in love in Romeo and Juliet, says Goffman, we can
understand how a crew of flight attendants "manage and use their emotions for commercial gain" (Kivisto, 2005, p. 260). These processes involve playing roles, as well as using props. Its
too cynical to suggest that people deliberately set out to wear a sort of mask to "fool" others into trusting them or to get them to buy products and services,
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