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. ... Through the imagina...

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Death of a Salesman, the 1949 play by Arthur Miller, develops the ideas of conformity, popularity and materialism through repeating and contrasting elements. ... "Oh I'll knock 'em dead next week. ... During the 1940's when Miller wrote Death of a Salesman these values were very prominent during this time. ... Something that Miller portrayed very well through Death of a Salesman was the fact that acceptance is more important in life compared to popularity. ... Death of a Salesman conveys Millers intricate ideas of conformity, popularity and materialism. ...

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"Death of a Salesman," is a play written in the mid-1900s by Arthur Miller. ... The discussion of getting a good job leads to Willy talking to his dead brother, Ben, who he has always looked up to because he was successful and someone Willy always wanted to be. ... Throughout his novel "Death of a Salesman," Miller uses literary devices to convey the relationships between Willy and the members of his family. ...

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He's sixty-three years old and is the salesman around whom this play "Death of a Salesman- is constructed. Willy Loman is a traveling salesman who grew up inspired by the success of his salesman father, who left his family for Alaska. ... He doesn't manage to tell the truth, even his dead he justifies by saying that his sacrifice will save his sons, particularly Biff, because of the insurance money. ...

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Arthur Miller's "Death Of A Salesman" is a story of a common man whose misaligned ideas of success ultimately lead to his demise .Having no central figure as a role model, Willy Loman (the salesman) is torn between accepting his own failure, relying on his own son's success, redeeming himself to his son, or listening to his deluded conversations with his deceased brother Ben. Although Ben is dead, his pseudo presence ultimately leads to Willy's tragic suicide. ... His boss and a fellow salesman were his mentors. ...

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