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. Like many people of this country, as well as others, the Lomans strive to live out the American dream. ... Happy and Biff are pathological liars, but, by the end of the story, Biff reveals the truth about their unproductive lives. ... When Biff decides to attend an interview with Mr. ... Willy Loman commits suicide and leaves a twenty thousand inheritance so Biff could live out Willy's dream. ...

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You see, a salesman does not make his or her own product, has not mastered a particular skill or a body of knowledge, and works on the empty substance of dreams and promises. Additionally, a salesman must sell his or her personality as much as his or her product. ... Willy believes that his son Biff could of been a great businessman who could of achieved the American dream. ... In the climax of this play, Biff tried to make Willy realize that they both have failed at the American dream, and that they both don't have real skills and leadership ability to succeed. Willy refuses ...

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In the play, Death of a Salesman, the character Willy Loman portrays the role of a traveling salesman who feels insecure about his persona. ... In Death of a Salesman, the theme of the "American Dream" is to have the ideal family, be successful, and well-liked. ... He isn't your average manager or Vice President of a Company, he is your average traveling salesman. ... His two sons, Biff and Happy, are two failures. ... Happy, his brother, is known as a foil to Biff. ...

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Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, is a tragedy that analyzes the relationships of a family in search of the "American Dream."" The plays plot specifically focuses on the relationships between the protagonist, Willy Loman, a salesman, and his sons, Biff and Happy. ... In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller invisible walls can be the cause of difficult parent/child relationships. ... Biff states, "He had all the wrong dreams. ... Death of a Salesman is the supposed "American- tragedy. ...

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Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller believes that a common man can think, aspire, suffer: and that a common man can give his life for "his sense of human dignity." ... His main thought is of the American Dream. ... This was his American Dream. ... He had always had big dreams for his sons, especially Biff. ... Willy had always dreamed about what a great success his son Biff could be and when he did not make anything of himself, it was Willy who suffered the most. ...

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"Death of a Salesman" The play death of a salesman can be easily explained as a literary way of detailing the psychological deterioration of the classic middle class working American man. ... Willie's main purpose in the play is to fulfill the American Dream. ... The saga begins with Biff revealing that he has failed math and that he must pass it in summer school to be eligible to go to his long time dream school of the University of Virginia. ... Willie viewed Biff to be all that Willie was not, and saw him as the one who would succeed the most to achieve Willie's life long dre...

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In the Death of a Salesman, the main character Willy Loman struggles to be superior to society but tragically fails because of his arrogance and stubbornness. ... His whole life revolves around attaining the "American Dream" which he believes would make him successful and affluent. ... Biff, the oldest son, was a popular high school football star. ... Biff would've lived up to Willy's expectations, but Biff's motivation in life was diminished after he witnessed Willy's affair with another woman. ... He was never able to attain wealth and success, the "American Dream....

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Death of a Salesman: The Tragic Anti-hero of Willy Loman "A hundred years from now, it will not matter what type of car I drove, or what kind of house I lived in, or the amount of money I made, yet the world might be changed because I made a positive difference in the life of a child." ... In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is a textbook example of a failure as a good father in every way mentioned previously. ... As a result, he cannot love them as a father should; his love for Biff has been based on his achievements as an athlete, and, when Biff loses his scholarship, W...

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In the play, "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller, Miller portrays a father's relationship with his two sons. ... Willy became disappointed with Biff because Biff didn't make anything of himself. ... Willy thought highly of his profession as a salesman. But Biff had his own dreams. ... Also, Willy lied about his job as a salesman. ...

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