Success and Failure in Death of a Salesman Throughout history society's interpretations of success and failure remain fundamentally sound. ... Arthur Miller's ideas on success and failure similarly concur with the viewpoints of present day society. Many of Miller's life experiences are relative to the situations he presents in the drama, Death of a Salesman. ... His surroundings and family situations provided him with the knowledge necessary to write the drama, Death of a Salesman. ... In Arthur Miller's drama, Death of a Salesman, he utilizes symbolism, characterization...

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An outstanding example of this is presented in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, which subtly points out many flaws with the American Dream. ... This misinterpretation of the Dream is represented well in Death of a Salesman, especially by the delusional aging salesman, Willy, who seems hell-bent upon monetary success; in Willy's mind success and money correlate directly to one another and money is the only barometer of success. ... " ( Miller 2125). ... " (Miller 2153). ... It is as Arthur Miller said in an interview with Philip Gelb " The trouble with Willy Loman i...

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Seeking the American Dream of Success Arthur Miller"'s "" Death of A Salesman"" could be described as a study in the American Dream ideology, a system that at times is indescribably brutal and at other times compassionates. ... Arthur Miller portrayal of the Loman family places emphasis on the man struggling to achieve the perfection that is the American dream. ... Throughout the whole play Willy's dialogue is usually about what used to be, never reaching the American Dream, never making it a reality. 2Marginalization of Women It"'s been over 50...

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