Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller * Plot Summary Willy Loman is an aging salesman who returns home one night from a sales trip, unable to concentrate on the road. ... Both Biff and Willy are determined to ask for better jobs: Biff from Bill Oliver, a successful man whom he knew long ago, and Willy from Howard Wagner, the son of the man who first hired Willy to the firm. ... Biff says that he is not the business type and just wants to work on a farm in the open air, and he breaks down crying because Willy keeps forcing him to pursue a job with Bill Oliver. ... *Main character - Willy Lom...

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He tells Willy that Biff is going to see Bill Oliver in the morning and ask for a loan. ... We also learn that Biff once stole a box of basketballs from Bill Oliver. This foreshadows the scene in which Biff steals Bill Oliver's fountain pen after trying to get a loan for his sporting goods business. ... Themes/Purpose/Ideas The main theme in Death of a Salesman is illusion versus reality. ... Another theme of Death of a Salesman is the old order of agrarian pride and nobility versus the new order of industrialization. ...

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Death of A Salesman America is a rich successful, prosperous country. ... "Death of A Salesman", is about the American Dream and one middle-aged man's failure of it. He is a salesman, who wants to live the dream. ... In fact, he is another failure of the American dream; he thinks he is well liked when in reality he is not, the watchman on the building site, Bill Oliver and the parents of the neighborhood girls. ... Happy constantly reassures Willy that Biffs interview with Bill Oliver went brilliantly. ...

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Willy's Useless Advice About Success Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is a play that illustrates a family that lives in a dream world but ultimately comes into reality. ... Willy Loman, husband and the father of two sons, is a sixty-year-old, insecure traveling salesman. ... On the other hand, after thirty-four years at the firm, Loman only earns commission and constantly borrows money from Charley to pay bills. ... Oliver, Willy gives some awful advice about how he should use his persona to impress the potential employer. ... The salesman is too driven by his needs of self-f...

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"Death of A Salesman", is about the American Dream and one middle-aged man's failure of it. He is a salesman, who wants to live the dream. ... In fact, he is another failure of the American dream; he thinks he is well liked when in reality he is not, the watchman on the building site, Bill Oliver and the parents of the neighborhood girls. ... Happy constantly reassures Willy that Biffs interview with Bill Oliver went brilliantly. ... Willy did not have the talent to be a successful salesman; he struggled to be something that he was not. ...

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In the play, " Death of a Salesman" , Arthur Miller depicts a typical dysfunctional family. ... Willy Loman is a salesman who after thirty-four years of being on the road, is slowly starting to deteriorate physically as well as mentally. Upon his being fired, Willy tries to understand why he has failed as a salesman, a father, and as a husband. ... Their lack of communication is again apparent when Willy is getting ready for bed with Linda, and he's instructing Biff on his conduct in his meeting with Bill Oliver the next day. ... Further, more convincing evidence of the lack of respect ex...

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Corruption In the play, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Linda Loman's character is portrayed two different ways. ... An example of this, is when Biff goes to see Bill Oliver about a job. The two of them have not seen each other in twenty years and when they did know each other Bill Oliver did not know Biff too well. Willy thought Bill would recognize Biff and offer him a job on the spot. ...

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Death of a Salesman Authur Miller, born in New York City writes the play. ... Willy Loman has been a traveling salesman for Wagner Company for thirty-four years. ... They think about a man that Biff used to work for named Bill Oliver. ... Oliver for a loan of ten thousand dollars to begin a business in New York. ... Oliver always thought highly of him and reminds Biff that the most important thing in life is to be well liked. ...

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Willy as Tragic Hero in Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman is the story of Willy Loman, a middle-class salesman who, in the course of a single day, comes to realise that the American Dream, which he has pursued for 40 years, has failed him. ... He always thought that a good salesman should be impressive. he is obsessed with impressions. ... In Death of a Salesman, Miller is not so much calling into question the pursuit of the American Dream, but the dream itself. ... He always harps on the glorious past as a popular, impressive and successful salesman. ... For instance, Biff ...

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In Death of a Salesman, the central character, Willy Loman, suffers great misfortune due to his denial of reality. ... For example, he advises his son, Biff to be serious when going to talk to Bill Oliver, not to use boy's words like 'Gee', be modest or look worried. ... Biff tells Happy about his visit to see Bill Oliver. ... Like a tragedy should, there are uncontrollable elements that add to the misfortunes of the tragic protagonist in Death of a Salesman, and this event in which Biff discovers Willy's dishonesty is an example of this. ... While the uncontrollable force ...

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Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman demoralizes the idea of this dream that everyone hopes to achieve. ... The play should be seen as a whole in which the life, and death of Willy Loman shows the faulty deception of this American Dream. ... Biff cannot find his true identity because of his father, but after his epiphany in Bill Oliver's office he feels the need to over come the lies surrounding his family. ... Which is completely true, Willy was never meant to be a salesman. ... Charley and his son Bernard are the only two people beside Willy's family to attend the funeral and ...

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Analysis of "Death of a Salesman" The tragedy of a family The play "Death of a Salesman" was written by Arthur Miller in 1949. ... In the case of "Death of a Salesman", Miller uses social realism, which is the attempt to describe human behavior and surroundings or to represent figures and objects exactly as they act or appear in life (Encarta 1). ... "Death of a Salesman" is the story of the Loman family, especially Willy, trying to accomplish the American dream, but with no success. ... In "Death of a Salesman" Willy is willing to sacrifice anything to accomplish his dreams of being successfu...

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The Dysfunctional Family In Arthur Miller's drama, "Death of a Salesman" the protagonist is a sixty-year-old salesperson by the name of Willy Loman. ... More evidence of the lack of respect existing in the family occurs when Willy meets Happy and Biff at the restaurant on the day of Biff's meeting with Bill Oliver. ...

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Throughout the play "Death of a Salesman" Arthur Miller portrays the American Dream and how Willy Lowman and his family are trying to achieve it. ... Later in Biff's life he steals a fountain pen from Bill Oliver because he panicked and did the thing that came natural to him. ...

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Several authors have attempted to capture the essence of the American Dream, but few have reached the status of Arthur Miller in his epic piece, Death of a Salesman. ... He's not stealing anything." (51) Additionally, when Biff naturally walked off with Bill Oliver's pen, Willy suggested that he return it and lie in attempt to get the loan. ... He considered Biff to be a salesman for Oliver, but in reality he was nothing more than a shipping clerk. He falsely believed that Bill Oliver would lend Biff money. ... He lived his life as a salesman, never realizing that he was going no whe...

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Arthur Miller's Biff in Death of a Salesman Biff is an intricately structured individual who is not the slightest bit easy to figure out. ... A final revelation transpires when Biff goes to Bill Oliver, a former employer from some ten years back, to ask for a job. When Oliver doesn't remember him, he realizes that he was nothing more than a shipping clerk. ... Biff says, "I even believed myself that I"d been a salesman for him! ...

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Throughout the playDeath of a Salesman? Arthur Miller portrays the American Dream and how Willy Lowman and his family are trying to achieve it. Willy has been trying to live the American Dream so long that he actually believes he has a chance at succeeding. All the lies he has told throughout his ...

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Death of a Salesman A family is people who care, love, and take care of each other and support each other in everything. ... As in the book Death of a Salesman, everyone looks to Willy Loman for guidance. ... He saw Bill Oliver today," said Willy. (98) In this quote you see that he was wrong, nonetheless, he is trying to make it right. ...

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In the play, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Linda Loman's character is viewed differently by many people. ... An example of this, similar to what happened with Willy and Howard Wagner, is when Biff goes to see Bill Oliver about a job. The two of them have not seen each other in twenty years and when they did know each other Bill Oliver did not know Biff too well. Despite this, Willy thought Bill would recognize Biff and offer him a job on the spot. ... Linda is probably the most enigmatic and complex character in Death of a Salesman, or even in all of Miller's work. ...

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In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, the tragedy of a common man, Willy Loman, is displayed. Willy Loman is a traveling salesman who is struggling to live the American Dream. ... This plan depends upon a loan from Bill Oliver, under whom Biff had been a lowly shipping clerk many years ago. When Biff quits working for Oliver, Oliver offers Biff help if he needs it. Willy has gilded over this cordiality to make Oliver's offer seem more than it actually was. ...

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One of the most controversial issues brought up with the play "Death of a Salesman- is whether or not the play can be categorized as a classical tragedy. ... For example, he advises his son, Biff to be serious when going to talk to Bill Oliver, not to use boy's words like 'Gee', be modest or look worried. ... Biff tells Happy about his visit to see Bill Oliver. "I even believed myself that I'd been a salesman for him! ... Like a tragedy should, there are uncontrollable elements that add to the misfortunes of the tragic protagonist in Death of a Salesman, and this event in w...

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The phenomenon of Death of a Salesman has been the same all over the world. ... Miller's personal history is demonstrated in his sensitive and passionate writing in Death of a Salesman (Griffin 41). ...

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The death of Willy Loman was tragic and he was also a fool. ... All of these factors helped with Willy's mental undoing and ultimately his death. ... Willy was on his way to Portland when he claimed that he was tired to death and had to return to New York. ... He also spun a lie that makes Biff believe that he used to work for someone named Bill Oliver. ... He put the idea so far into Biffs head that Biff believed that Bill said if he ever need anything that to come to him. ...

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