Death of a Salesman, the 1949 play by Arthur Miller, develops the ideas of conformity, popularity and materialism through repeating and contrasting elements. ... 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. ... Charley on the other hand, cared more about what he could offer his family, and less about what he could buy to give them. ... Death of a Salesman conveys Millers intri...

• Word Count: 1312
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

"Death of a Salesman may center on personal and family breakdown but it also involves contradictions in national American ideals." ... On the surface, Arthur Miller's groundbreaking play, Death of a Salesman, does seem firmly rooted in the "familial arena". ... then changing it to; "There's one thing about Biff- he's not lazy." ... The lies he tells to Linda about how much he earns are painfully transparent to the audience, as are the little anecdotes about the towns he's visited, which sound suspiciously like the hype featured in travel brochures. ... The ideal of the Am...

• Word Count: 1911
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," Willy Loman struggles to find success and be the role model that his sons look up to him as. ... Within Jonathan Witt's "Song of the Unsung Antihero: How Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman Flatters Us", he expresses that Willy is over exaggerated and should not be considered by the audience as an anti-hero. Although well thought out, Witt's claim about the over exaggeration of Willy neglects to see his true position as the failed hero of the story and, in actuality, shows the opposite of what Miller intended to portray. ...

• Word Count: 1301
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School