In the play ˜Death of a Salesman' by Arthur Miller, the playwright focuses on the theme of failure in a success oriented society. ... The play's theme demonstrates how ˜The American Dream' destroys people's lives by false promises. ... ˜Death of a Salesman' uses many symbols to help develop the play. ... In conclusion, the symbols used in ˜The Death of a Salesman,' help develop the context of the play. ... This play made a lot of people question the greatness of the American Dream....

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Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman demoralizes the idea of this dream that everyone hopes to achieve. ... Through the play Willy is striving to live the American Dream, to have a better, happier life. ... The play should be seen as a whole in which the life, and death of Willy Loman shows the faulty deception of this American Dream. ... Willy Loman's false interpretation of the American Dream is what fueled his delusional thinking. ... Giving hope that at least one son will be able to gain some kind of success and achieve the American Dream because at the end of the day the America...

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In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller this lens is supported in the American Dream. Willy Loman is a traveling salesman who believes the American Dream, that anyone can become rich and well known through only hard work, perseverance, or personality. ... The falsity of the American Dream plays a big part in the novel. ... Miller chose the job of salesman carefully for his American Dreamer. ... The lens, "Literature opens a dark window on the soul, revealing more about what is bad in human nature than what is good" is supported in the novel Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. ...

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Themes and Morals of "Death of a Salesman" Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" captures the motions of life through the eyes of those who have lost their identity and sense of reality. ... The "American Dream", a universal and common theme among American literature, is very evident in "Death of a Salesman. ... The American dream also relates to Biff Loman. ... Linda Loman also has experience with the American dream. ... The American dream illustrates that one should set reasonable goals. ...

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I recently saw a performance of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Millar at the Lyceum Theatre. ... Death of a sales man is a play about America and its" Dream; It is about the little guy with big ideas. ... It has been claimed that Death of a Salesman is a "play for the American individual who had built his house, made his machines and enriched himself with every comfort, but still found himself more nervous than proud, more lonely than certain." ... In my opinion this is what Death of a Salesman achieves. ... However, his dream ultimately results in his death and I think they play superbly ...

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Dreams in Death of a Salesman Within the tragic play, Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman destroys himself trying to achieve a dream. ... These ideas epitomize the American Dream, to become a successful, well-liked businessman. Willy's true dream, however, was very different from this. ... Society has dictated to Willy that the American Dream is "the" dream, and no other dream is acceptable. ... Biff has never been able to follow his dream because of his father pushing him into the false dream of being a businessman. ...

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Death of a Salesman Dreams are essential for living. ... In Arthur Millers" Death of a Salesman, the Lowman family gives new meaning to the concept of dreams, desires and escape from reality. Willy, Biff and Hap allow their dreams to take over their world and bend their perception of reality, success and the American dream. Willy Lowman, an aging, downtrodden traveling salesman, has chosen to follow the classic American dream. ... Willy made the American dream the focus of his entire being and devoted his life to becoming it. ...

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DEATH OF THE AMERICAN DREAM "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller is a tragedy, which comments on American life and values. ... "Death of a Salesman" has earned Miller a number of awards, such as the Pulitzer Prize and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. ... Death of a Salesman could also have been named "Death of the American Dream" because it shows how Willy's dream come shattering in on him and eventually died. Whether reading or watching "Death of a Salesman", the audience can relate to the tragic hero, Willy Loman. ... Willy was living the American Dream, and that's ...

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Willy's Useless Advice About Success Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is a play that illustrates a family that lives in a dream world but ultimately comes into reality. Like many people of this country, as well as others, the Lomans strive to live out the American dream. ... Willy Loman, husband and the father of two sons, is a sixty-year-old, insecure traveling salesman. With all of his heart, Loman believes in the American dream of effortless success, fame, and fortune. ... The American dream is not conquered without work, but Loman does not ever accept this fact. ...

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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. ... To put it simply, the American Dream was defined as "an American ideal of a happy and successful life to which all may aspire: the American Dream represented a reaffirmation of traditional American hopes."" ... 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 s...

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Death of a Salesman Character Analysis Willy Loman a traveling salesman who has worked for the Wagner firm for thirty-four years. ... An insecure, self-deluded man, Willy believes wholeheartedly in the American Dream of easy success and wealth, but he never achieves it. ... The overwhelming tensions caused by this disparity, as well as those caused by the societal imperatives that drive Willy, form the essential conflict of Death of a Salesman. ... He is a traveling salesman, the low man of popular United States culture, who believes in the false promises of the American Dream. Theref...

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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." ... His main thought is of the American Dream. ... This was his American Dream. ... All he wanted was to fulfill his American Dream. ... He had an American Dream, he wanted his sons to be successful, and he suffered. ...

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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. ... The ethos of America, "The American Dream", is the basis of Miller's concepts for Willy. ... The values Willy has been given are based upon those of the American Dream. During the 1940's when Miller wrote Death of a Salesman these values were very prominent during this time. ... Death of a Salesman conveys Millers intricate ideas of conformity, popularity and materialism. ...

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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. ... Through a series of flashbacks in the play, where we witness Willy's persistent efforts to make the American Dream a reality for himself and his family, Miller la...

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He believes that a man who with hard work, perseverance, or personality would be rich and achieve the American Dream. ... You see, a salesman does not make his or her own product, has not mastered a particular skill or a body of knowledge, and works on the empty substance of dreams and promises. Additionally, a salesman must sell his or her personality as much as his or her product. ... Willy believes that his son Biff could of been a great businessman who could of achieved the American dream. ... In the climax of this play, Biff tried to make Willy realize that they both h...

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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. In his conquest for the American Dream, Willy faces frustration, disappointment, and failure, all of which eventually lead to his suicide. ... In contrast, we see Willy's friend Charlie, who is living the real American Dream. ... 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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He chose to follow the American dream, and that was the cause of his demise. I asked a few people as to what they believed was the American dream. One person said that the American dream was to be wealthy. ... Biff rejects the American dream and only cares that he enjoys his work. ... Willy Loman died, and the American dream is to blame....

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He chose to follow the American dream, and that was the cause of his demise. I asked a few people as to what they believed was the American dream. One person said that the American dream was to be wealthy. ... Biff rejects the American dream and only cares that he enjoys his work. ... Willy Loman died, and the American dream is to blame. ...

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Several authors have attempted to capture the essence of the American Dream, but few have reached the status of Arthur Miller in his epic piece, Death of a Salesman. ... Willy's path towards the American Dream, was marred by impractical ideals. ... Evidently, Willy Loman's inability to attain the American Dream had much do with his impractical and misconstrued values. ... He was just passionately aiming towards the American Dream, however, ended up as a "phony little fake." ... The American Dream defines the heart and soul of aging Willy Loman, a man confronting failure in a succe...

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I have read the play Death of a Salesman a number of times now, and never fail to find more new and meaningful motifs. ... "The American Dream" as I understand it is, the idea that life in America assures certain things and guarantees a certain way of life. ... But I believe the problem for people like Willy Loman is that "The American Dream" had died. ... There are several connections to the concept of the American Dream in Death of a Salesman. ... Another example of a man's success, and therefore also of the American Dream, is found on page 38. ...

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In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is a textbook example of a failure as a good father in every way mentioned previously. ... Finally, Willy fails magnificently at achieving the American Dream. ... In all respects, Willy does not achieve the American Dream. ... He therefore fails miserably at the true American Dream, exchanging it for an unachievable fantasy. Willy Loman is a failure as a family man, is an anti-hero, and never achieves the American Dream. ...

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Arthur Miller's "death of a salesman" is a story of a man who tries to do things right as he sees them but is destined to fail from the outset. ... Willy Loman has the "perfect" family, fulfilling the "American dream" When he is young; "Ha! ... This epitomises the American dream with the men of the house all laughing and joking over an interest they all share and getting on as good friends. In the fifties, when the play was written the American dream was the benchmark of American life, something for all its citizens to aspire to, so by achieving this Willy Loman is the "Average American"...

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