There are 3 stimuli that correspond to radical reactions by Jimmy. The first stimulus is love; Jimmy has ways of expressing his love to the women of his life that are different than the rest of society's. The second stimulus is the natural aggression towards threats, and most of these threats are small, that Jimmy expresses with Cliff, and also in Allison's mother, in particular. The final trigger to Jimmy's radical way of reacting is that of death. It seems to be an image that haunts him throughout the play and he only brings it to the surface after the halfway point. This, last, stimuli can be regarded as an explanation to his radical ways, that give him the image of the "angry man". However, there is one over-ruling thesis that covers all three stimuli that is the

On the topic of love, Jimmy has demonstrated his difficulty to conform to the social norms, in terms of being a gentleman towards women, especially his own wife, Allison. The first major indication of this problem was when Allison and him were showing their first mutual signs of affection, but they were required to result to role playing to fulfill their show of love.

"There is no limit to what the middle-aged mummy will do in the holy crusade against ruffians like me. Mummy and I took one quick look at each other, and, from then on, the age of chivalry was dead...she'd bellow like a rhinoceros in labor-enough to make every male rhino for miles turn white, and pledge himself to celibacy...(later on in the speech) I said she's an old bitch, and should be dead!"

Later on Jimmy's friend, Hugh's mother, is in a hospital dying, and again we get the same events happen again. This is special, not only because it involves death, that really triggers Jimmy's emotions, but because this lady is the only one who he shows any direct affection for. He declares that he's the only one who loves Hugh's mother, and he'll be the only one walking behind the coffin on the day of the funeral. The main significance that must be surfaced from this idea is that when it comes to death, gender does not matter to Jimmy. The reaction of his father's death, and Hugh's mother's death are parallel in every single aspect. Therefore, it can be said that Jimmy's only vehicle to bring him in terms with women is death, and after the death of Hugh's mother, we see a different Jimmy. He returns to the home, where Helena tells him that Allison left, and tries to remain the old self by threatening Helena, but he breaks down; she kisses him and they fall for each other.

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Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)