According to the text, Jo Mielziner's set design for Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, which depicted the outline of a house through which the cityscape could be viewed as it loomed over the home, is a good example of what?

A. the creation of a world on stage that closely resembles "real" life
B. the creation of a world that is more abstract, symbolic, and evocative of real life
C. the creation of a world that is a combination of "real" life and a more abstract, symbolic world
D. none of these choices


Answer: C

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