reed or lust, but instead developing loving relationships with other human beings and learning to appreciate the small "miracles" of everyday life. The indictment by Miller of the Reagan years and human greed in general is not only a political or socioeconomic indictment, then, but is more importantly ethical and spiritual. When Miller has Lyman refer to his being "condemned," it is above all a spiritual condemnation he is experiencing. Miller knows that human beings do not change their personalities overnight, no matter how powerful an enlightening experience might be. Real, profound, lasting change takes time and hard work, and Miller is making this argument w
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