Death of a Salesman By Arthur Miller The Good Life Every man dreams great things for themselves and their family. In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, Willy Loman is no exception. He was a salesman with two boys and a loving wife. ... He wanted to be more in life than just a salesman. ... Willy and Biff had the same dreams but different priorities. ...
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. ... Arthur Miller uses the motif of stealing through Willy and Biff. ... For example, when Biff stole a football from school Willy was upset and told him to return it. ... Because of this Biff begins to believe that it is all right to steal. ... Willy is complaining about builders because they cut down the trees where he and Biff would swing. ...
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. ...
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. ...
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. ...
In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman, a salesman, has to confront failure in the success driven society of America. In his conquest for the American Dream, Willy faces frustration, disappointment, and failure, all of which eventually lead to his suicide. ... Although Happy is considerably more successful than Biff, Willy still believes that Biff is merely getting a late start in life. ... However, when Biff catches him having an affair with another woman, Biff loses all respect for him. ... In contrast, we see Willy's friend Charlie, who is living the real Americ...
Biff the Hero? In Arthur Miller's, dramatic play, Death of a Salesman the Loman family presents its self as being the perfect nuclear family as opposed to their dysfunctional nature. ... This other character comes in the form of Willy's son, Biff Loman, who may not succeed in regards to Willy's dreams, but still deserves the honor of being called the hero of the play. ... Willy provides Biff with an ego because of the high praise given to Biff that makes him conceited. Such great praise prompts Biff's pride of himself and his family, which leads Biff to feel contentment and...
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. ...
