Death of a Salesman in Relation to the American Dream In "Death of a Salesman" (1976) by Arthur Miller, the author describes the great tragedy which the American Dream can cause. ... Willy Loman is a traveling salesman who obsesses over the possibilities of the American Dream. ... The play Death of a Salesman occurred during the time period after World War I. ... In relation to Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman believed his sons would achieve this American Dream based on false pretenses. ... As stated in the play Death of a Salesman, I quote "Bernard can get the best marks in scho...

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Death of A Salesman America is a rich successful, prosperous country. ... "Death of A Salesman", is about the American Dream and one middle-aged man's failure of it. He is a salesman, who wants to live the dream. ... Willy seems to use his job as an excuse for why he is such a dreamer; he says to Charley, "A Salesman's got to live the dream. ... He did not understand that being a salesman is based on lies and deceit you are selling the ultimate dream. ...

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"Death of A Salesman", is about the American Dream and one middle-aged man's failure of it. He is a salesman, who wants to live the dream. ... Willy seems to use his job as an excuse for why he is such a dreamer; he says to Charley, "A Salesman's got to live the dream. ... Willy is an all- American dreamer who is too full of pride to accept the fact that his dream of being a successful salesman will never come true. ... He did not understand that being a salesman is based on lies and deceit you are selling the ultimate dream. ...

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In the play Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller identifies the relationships of Willy Loman and his family. ... Willy says this in hopes that Biff will find a better job and be the salesman Willy always wanted him to be. ... Biffs final analysis of his father is noted when he says, "He had the wrong dreams. ... Biff realizes his father's dreams were based on illusions, not reality. ... In the play Death of a Salesman, we see a number of central and significant themes being developed with Miller's skillful use of techniques such as setting and characterization. ...

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Arthur Miller's play, Death of a Salesman examines the impact of American values and morals as to what constitutes "success" upon individual lives. ... Throughout the play Biff reliezes that he is not made to be a salesman and that he should work using his hands on the farm. ... When Biff and Happy were in high school is seemed as though they were living out the American Dream. ... In Death of a Salesman we encounter a family that has many problems and is led by a father who wants life to be perfect for him and his family, but Willy does not realize that no one has a perfect life. ... Wi...

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The major theme in Death of a Salesman was the pursuit of this dream. ... Arthur Miller's depiction of the American Dream in Death of a Salesman was written in postwar America. ... In the play, Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is a perfect example of someone who is trying to pursue this dream. The word "death- in the title not only refers to Willy's actual death but should also make a reference to "death- of the dream. ... Willy has a wife and two kids, Biff and Happy. ...

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In Arthur Millers's play " The Death of a Salesman", The main character Willy Loman is a man who lives his whole life in a make believe world. He bases his life on an "American Dream", in which he will never attain. ... Willy lives by his false promise of the American Dream. ... Even in his illusion, he cannot face the fact that he is not a good salesman. ... The death of the salesman, is truly a tragedy and negative elucidation on the unfilled American Dream. ...

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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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Death of a Salesman is widely regarded by many as one of the masterpiece play of 20th century. ... Given the complex and compelling traits of the male characters in Death of a Salesman, it is surprising that Miller chose to give so little attention to the female characters. ... "marginalization of women"(Smith, Susan H.) permeates throughout the Death of a Salesman. ... But in Death of a Salesman, Miss Forsythe is easily influenced and manipulated by such improbable dialog between her and Happy. ... Moreover, Willy's view of his wife Linda reinforces the premise of "marginalization of wo...

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Aurora of a Dream Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman", has an aurora of a dream. ... "Death of a Salesman" illustrates what most people are up against. ... Biff talks about his father in the Requiem, "He had all the wrong dreams. ... Yes, Death of a Salesman is a tragedy, but Willy Loman could have prevented the outcome. ... He died "The Death of a Salesman"....

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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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Death of a Salesman, the 1949 play by Arthur Miller, develops the ideas of conformity, popularity and materialism through repeating and contrasting elements. ... As a father, Willy urges his sons, Biff and Happy, to follow the morals he lives by. ... 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 a...

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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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Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" is about a traveling salesman named Willy Loman who has hit a rough patch in his life. ... One commonality of the three Loman men, is that they all had dreams and aspirations that never came to reality. ... Willy's other son Happy had dreams outside of the professional and public world. Happy had the same dreams as Willy, and with that he shared the same struggles. ... Willy's skewed view of reality causes him to choose the "...wrong dream"" (Eisinger 95) and lead his sons down the same path of destruction. ...

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The Disillusioned View of Reality In the drama Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller focuses on dreams versus reality as his main theme of the play. ... Willy's inability to escape from a fantasy existence and accept his average existence lead to his death. ... Without Willy knowing that he does not live an ideal life this will inevitable lead to his death. ... Willy justifies his death by believing that his funeral will be full of friends who like him and when someone is well-liked it means they were successful. ... There is a moral in Death of a Salesman, it is that if a person does n...

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The role of conflict in "Death of a Salesman" The definition of a conflict is a struggle between a man and himself or one man with another. The main conflict in "Death of a Salesman" is Will's confusion and disappointment. ... Second, the main conflict in "Death of a Salesman" exists between Biff and his father. ... Second, Biff loses faith in his father's dreams although he admires him. ... "Death of a Salesman" is a play where conflicts between man and himself and man with other man are one of the main issues in the play. ...

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(3) The Marxist approach definitely suits Death of a Salesman because it is about social and economic ideas and understanding the world and about capitalism taking advantage of the working class. ... Moreover, Biff fails the whole time and Willy is disappointed with him because he does not try to succeed as his father did. ... A salesman is got to dream, boy. ... (requiem, 138) Charley states that it is normal for a salesman to have such dreams and sees him as a victim in a tormented life. ... (7) Besides that, Linda does not seem to have a major role in the play because Deat...

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Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (1949, 1977) portrays a man who struggles with the task of having a good family relationship at home with his wife and two sons, and procrastinating being a successful salesman. ... The rags to riches dream never materializes, and the salesman never escapes his rags (Porter 27). ... Willy's death is a procrastination of his life. ... Death of a Salesman. ... Death of a Salesman. ...

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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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