Arthur Miller, winner of many literary and dramatic awards, is an incredibly influential force in American drama. ... The University of East Angelia named it's center the Arthur Miller Centre (Griffin 1). ... 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). ... The comparison in 1953 was harmful to Arthur Miller and his drama. ...

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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. ... - (Miller, 1192) Miller clever use of dialogue illustrates the how the poor communication was an invisible wall not breakable. Death of a Salesman is the supposed "American- tragedy. ...

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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. ...

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However, in modern theatre, playwrights such as Arthur Miller, believe tragedy applies not only to the nobility but also to the common people. 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. ... Like Arthur Miller once said, "An ideal tragic hero is intent upo...

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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. ... Arthur Miller uses the motif of stealing through Willy and Biff. ... Arthur Miller portrays being boxed in through the use of Willy. ...

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Seeking the American Dream of Success Arthur Miller"'s "" Death of A Salesman"" could be described as a study in the American Dream ideology, a system that at times is indescribably brutal and at other times compassionates. ... Arthur Miller portrayal of the Loman family places emphasis on the man struggling to achieve the perfection that is the American dream. ... Throughout the whole play Willy's dialogue is usually about what used to be, never reaching the American Dream, never making it a reality. 2Marginalization of Women It"'s been over 50...

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In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman, a salesman, has to confront failure in the success driven society of America. ... Arthur Miller shows us that the American Dream can be achieved, but those who hope to substitute popularity and lucky breaks for hard work are likely to fail. ...

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In both writings, Tillie Olsen's I Stand Here Ironing and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, the plots center around the problems of a child. ... Like Emily, in "Death of a Salesman", Biff is a young boy who is not well prepared to stand on his own feet in the life because of his father's inadequate advisories. In Death of a Salesman, Biff is a young, pessimist and a lazy person. ...

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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." Willy Loman demonstrates such a notion. His main thought is of the American Dream. Because he knows that he is unsuccessful, Willy ...

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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. Even though Miller portrays Willy Loman as the main character of the story, his lack of praise worthy traits make it necessary for another to be the hero. ... (Miller 105). ...

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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 thought highly of his profession as a salesman. ... Also, Willy lied about his job as a salesman. ...

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Biff's Achievement In Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" Biff Loman may not be a success in life, but he has managed to succeed at one thing his father could not: acknowledging his failures. ... Who ever said I was a salesman for Oliver?" ...

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Traumas seem to be noticed through the way characters act and react in the novels Death of a salesman by Arthur Miller and The catcher in the rye by J.D. ... He has experienced the death and loss of his younger brother Allie, which still has a tremendous impact on him. ... In Death of a salesman Biff is one of the main characters. ...

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Arthur Miller's The Crucible best illustrates this hypocritical attraction-abhorrence nature of the Puritans. ... This novel does not deal so much with witches as it does with the Black Man, which "is a traditional American name for the Devil."44 In The Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne commits adultery with Reverend Arthur Dimmesdale. ...

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