Life provided Manheim with the opportunity to enjoy simple things and life as an artist made it possible for him to understand that one's ambition should only relate to the quality of his or her work. He did not consider that money was important for an individual to be happy and thus came to be much richer than Sammy in the end of the story. Being a true artist apparently provides people with the chance to appreciate life as it is.

It is likely that Deavere Smith would have employed a different attitude if she were to meet a person like Sammy. The fact that she puts her work first makes it possible for her to understand art exactly as it is -- unique. She does not express any interest in performing artwork for the sake of money, as she is more concerned about the effects that her writing will have on people and about her evolution as an artist. Manheim and Sargent know that they are artists, but are unable to exploit this trait to its full extent. It is very probable that they think similarly to Deavere Smith and that they simply enjoy making art because of the thrill coming along with this. Sidney Fineman appreciates talent and is led to believe that Sammy is a very good artist. However, when he realizes that he was tricked, he is unable to recover his losses and acknowledges that an artist does not belong in business environments. Deavere Smith is largely confident regarding her personality and is reluctant to yield to society's values. Even with the fact that she is apparently uninterested in profits, she does not hold back from fructifying her work, as she feels that it is perfectly natural for her to be rewarded for the concepts that she brings in the world.

The overall environment at Hollywood is not fit for an honest artist because he or she might feel uncomfortable by being surrounded by individuals who are only interested in exploiting his or her abilities. People who go there with the purpose of getting rich regardless of what they have to do in order...

It is not necessarily that being an artist does not involve profits, as the problem with being a successful artist lies in one's ability to continue to produce work that is in accordance with his or her personal beliefs and that is not shaped by the demands of the environments that the respective person interacts with.
A true artist is well aware of the importance of his or her sources of inspiration and is in most occasions certain that it is essential for him or her to publicly put across his or her respect in regard to the places or people that served as stimulation.

Given that there were many cases when people lost their talent as a result of being presented with profits, one can actually say that a person's artistic capacity can be threatened by success. An individual tends to feel less motivation as he or she comes across an environment filled with glamour and pretence and he or she can develop an interest in living similar to people that he or she interacts with.

Literature is (and has always been) an essential segment of society, given practically anyone can claim that a certain text has caught his or her attention at a particular moment during his or her life. This domain provides individuals with the opportunity to discover a philosophical environment providing them with the opportunity to enrich their personal knowledge through interpreting an author's point-of-view concerning a certain matter. Art and literature are very important in assisting people as they try to search for inspiration or as they simply want to be presented with something captivating because they generally feel bored in regard to their daily commute.

Works cited:

Deavere Smith, Anna, "Twilight -- Los Angeles, 1992," Dramatists Play Service, 2003.

Schulberg, Budd, "What Makes Sammy Run?," Random House, 2002.