In Death of a Salesman, the central character, Willy Loman, suffers great misfortune due to his denial of reality. ... It is because of this that Willy stops creating dreams of his own success and replaces them with lies about Biff's success. ... We've been talking in a dream for fifteen years. ... 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 had been divine in Greek tragedies...

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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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In Miller's play, Death of a Salesman, he takes a low position family and exposes the idea of tragic heroes through the fatal flaws of Willy and Biff Loman. Willy, a traveling salesman, is the father of Biff. ... Therefore, he creates phony optimism for himself by thinking he's an asset to his work as a salesman, even though he gets fired and is not popular with his clients. ... He even manages to make his wife, Linda, believe his false dreams, which makes her totally dependent on him. ... Biff then tries to make his father's false dreams known to him. ...

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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. ... These are all falsity of his dreams. ... In Death of a Salesman, Miller is not so much calling into question the pursuit of the American Dream, but the dream itself. ... Despite this failure, Willy makes the most extreme sacrifice in his attempt to leave an inheritance that will allow Biff to fulfil the American Dream. ... As Biff con...

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Dreams are constantly brought up by Biff who uses them to bring light to the fictitious and "dreamy" lives the family is living. When talking to Willy Biff says, "We've been talking in a dream for fifteen years." and later pleads with him to accept reality. " Will you take that phony dream and burn it before something happens?" ... This scenario is not present in Death of a Salesman since the nature of Willy's pitiful downfall does not evoke human greatness or potential. Death of a Salesman clearly does not adhere to classic requirements yet it does have some elements that point t...

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Willy Loman is the protagonist of Dealth of a salesman. ... But hey dont realize willy just a ordinary salesman. ... He desire to accomplish the American Dream. ... It's shows that he is extremely dependence the dream. ... He refuse to accept the fact that his dream was totally destory. ...

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Delusional Dreams Death of a Salesman is a tragic story of a man and his delusional dreams. ... This characteristic followed him to his death bed. Willy believed his funeral would be a major event that many would attend to pay tribute to one of the greatest salesman to ever live. ... She is also effecting their children Biff and Happy in a negative way because they grow up having the same ideals as their father. ... In conclusion, Death of a Salesman is a tragic drama that really makes the reader wonder about our so-called "American Dream." ...

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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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However, if Death of a Salesman is truly a tragedy, one must ask what is behind the honors. ... Willy overcomes his flaw by using since Biff will not make the same mistakes and in that way Willy triumphs through Biff. ... In the case of Death of a Salesman, Miller is .. ... Miller has captured the tragedy of the American common man in Death of a Salesman. ... A salesman is got to dream, boy. ...

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Willy Loman and Okonkwo, the chief protagonists of the drama Death of a Salesman, and the novel Things Falls Apart, respectively, are both classical examples of a tragic hero as they struggle to achieve success in societies that seems completely turned against them. ... His false hopes and dreams come crashing down on him as he realizes his view of the American Dream remained nothing but a dream. ... He feels that Biff will feel no more spite towards him, and he can prove that he was well-liked and widely known as a successful salesman at his funeral where he claims people from all over will...

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