In the play, Death of a Salesman, the character Willy Loman portrays the role of a traveling salesman who feels insecure about his persona. ... In Death of a Salesman, the theme of the "American Dream" is to have the ideal family, be successful, and well-liked. ... He isn't your average manager or Vice President of a Company, he is your average traveling salesman. ... In the play, Loman is portrayed as a man who is always excused by his wife because she tries to make him feel better about himself while he would puts her down. ... The fact that he had extends the truth to his sons ...

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The Need for Success Arthur Miller, who wrote Death of a Salesman, was born on October 17, 1915 and is still living today. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York City, which just happens to be the setting for Death of a Salesman. ... Death of a Salesman was Miller's "most critically celebrated play" (Leone 14). ... Death of a Salesman is about a salesman named Willy Loman who is in his 60's. ... She is excited about this, until Biff calls her to check to see if she reminded Willy about the dinner. ...

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In the Death of a Salesman, the main character Willy Loman struggles to be superior to society but tragically fails because of his arrogance and stubbornness. ... Furthermore, what worsened it more was the fact that Bernard became an exceptionally successful lawyer, which contradicted Willy's earlier statements about being "well-liked." ...

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Although he understands the whole profession of being a salesman (where they use you up and spit you out), he fails to realize his personal failure and betrayal of his soul and family through the constructed deception of his life. ... 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. ... In anger, Biff breaks down and sobs, telling Willy just to forget about him. ...

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"What are you talking about? Do you know the first thing about it?" ... It is possible that if he had realized that he was a failure as a salesman, he may have taken the job with Charles. ... Willy lived his entire life according to his ideas about personal attractiveness and being well liked, when in fact he was neither. ...

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"What are you talking about? Do you know the first thing about it?" ... It is possible that if he had realized that he was a failure as a salesman, he may have taken the job with Charles. ... Willy lived his entire life according to his ideas about personal attractiveness and being well liked, when in fact he was neither. ...

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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. ... His boss and a fellow salesman were his mentors. ... After telling Charley about Ben's death he, while carrying on his conversation with Ben at the same time, tells Charley he had an opportun...

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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. ... For millions of people living outside of the United States, it had served as an important example of political and economic freedom-a symbol to the rest of the world what freedom and success was all about. ... There are several connections to the concept of the American Dream in Death of a Salesman. ... From my studies Willy Loman was all about success and pride. ...

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In the play, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Willy Loman is like many people today. ... Stewarts, and a salesman I know, as I was going in to see the buyer I heard him say something about "walrus. ... His constant flashbacks of this incident depict his regrets of choosing to be a salesman over moving to Alaska. ...

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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. ... It is at the same time that he turns his nose up and his neighbor Bernard, who spends too much time on schoolwork to worry about being popular. ...

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