In which of the following works is consumerism a major theme?
- A. Galsworthy, Loyalties
- B. Brecht, Saint Joan of the Stockyards
- C. Miller, Death of a Salesman
- D. Shaw, Candida
- E. Beckett, Waiting for Godot
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Correct answer: C. B and C only
Explanation
Brecht's Chicago meat-market parable (1929–31) and Miller's salesman Willy Loman (1949) dramatise capitalist commodification.
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