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. ... Death of a Salesman is the supposed "American- tragedy. ... The Loman tragedy was a tragedy in retrospect that the family never got it together and undoubtedly static character will repeat the same mistakes...

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The author's main character, Willy Loman, is a traveling salesman that spends his whole lifetime trying to find success based on looks and popularity. ... Written in 1949, Death of a Salesman is widely regarded by many as one of the masterpiece play of 20th century. ... Its impact on our society has been so great that students, ranging from high school students to university students study Death of a Salesman and attempt to interpret its message. ... 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 ...

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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." ... Such a character is considered a hero. ...

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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. ... The difference between two characters is the cause which makes them hopeless. ...

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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). ... Heilman states that Miller, turned to more vigorous characters who cause suffering rather than uncomprehendingly suffer, he portrayed an evil rooted in human nature overwhelming the community, he made advances toward complexity of motive, and he began to discover inner division (160). ... The Crucible has a narrator, a voice not a character, that tells us about the characters and the actio...

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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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The consequences in behaviour and social observations of two main characters due to traumatic experiences When examining literature an important aspect is continuously present, the aspect of traumas and the effect of it on present lives. 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. ... Holden's characte...

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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. 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. ... This dynamic nature shows with his interaction in regards to other charact...

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Because of this, a large following of Rice's characters has developed, especially Lestat de Lioncourt. ... Another famous author with a large cult following is Stephen King.29 His works have gained a great audience not because of their characters or stories, but because of King himself. ...

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