american buffalo
... American Buffalo It would seem that in America Buffalo, David Mamet wrote about exactly that which he knew best; the colorful and diverse middle class of America. ... Described thereafter are Mamet’s many artistic and working class endeavors until his eventual establishment as a celebrated playwright with the release of American Buffalo in 1977. ... It could be perceived that in his play American Buffalo, David Mamet uses the symbol of a rare American coin and draws parallels between the coin and the characters in the play. Much like the coin, the characters are somewhat tarnished by their environment and their exposure to it, yet still maintain a genuine value as an insight into American history. ... The American Buffalo nickel made its debut in the ceremonies at the National Memorial to the North American Indian at Fort Wadsworth, New York on March 4, 1913.