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. ... - (Miller, 1192) Miller clever use of dialogue illustrates the how the poor communication was an invisible wall not breakable. Death of a Salesman is the supposed "American- tragedy. ...

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However, in modern theatre, playwrights such as Arthur Miller, believe tragedy applies not only to the nobility but also to the common people. In Miller's play, Death of a Salesman, he takes a low position family and exposes the idea of tragic heroes through the fatal flaws of Willy and Biff Loman. Willy, a traveling salesman, is the father of Biff. ... Therefore, he creates phony optimism for himself by thinking he's an asset to his work as a salesman, even though he gets fired and is not popular with his clients. ... Like Arthur Miller once said, "An ideal tragic hero is intent upo...

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Delusional Dreams Death of a Salesman is a tragic story of a man and his delusional dreams. ... This characteristic followed him to his death bed. ... The author, Arthur Miller, does an excellent job of using the characters to develop and advance the story. In a way, Miller uses characters to contrast the difference between success and failure in the American system. ... In conclusion, Death of a Salesman is a tragic drama that really makes the reader wonder about our so-called "American Dream." ...

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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. ... (Miller 1515). ...

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Playwright Arthur Miller believes that the common man can be a center of dramatic interest, and he demonstrated this belief in Death of a Salesman, a tragedy about a very common common-man: a salesman from Brooklyn. ... However, if Death of a Salesman is truly a tragedy, one must ask what is behind the honors. ... When compared to the Aristotelian rubric for a classical tragedy, Death of a Salesman withstands the test. ... In the case of Death of a Salesman, Miller is .. ... Miller has captured the tragedy of the American common man in Death of a Salesman. ...

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Analysis of "Death of a Salesman" The tragedy of a family The play "Death of a Salesman" was written by Arthur Miller in 1949. ... In the case of "Death of a Salesman", Miller uses social realism, which is the attempt to describe human behavior and surroundings or to represent figures and objects exactly as they act or appear in life (Encarta 1). ... "Death of a Salesman" is the story of the Loman family, especially Willy, trying to accomplish the American dream, but with no success. ... Miller presents a common man, Willy, as the tragic character of the play. ... In "Death of a Salesman" Will...

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Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. ... Death of a Salesman In Miller's rendition of a tragedy, we see a much different kind of tragic protagonist. ... Arthur Miller's describes how Willy is a tragic hero in a modern sense in his "Tragedy of the Common Man". ... That final misbelief is almost worse than his death itself. ... In the case of Death of a Salesman, many people in that time period were going through hard times and had tragedies of their own. ...

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Some critics claim that the lead character in The Death of a Salesman, Willie Loman, can be classified as a tragic figure or hero. ... Arthur Miller examined the myth of the American dream and the shallow promise of happiness through material wealth in his character Willie Loman. ... Arthur Miller's play, The Death of a Salesman, exhibits several characteristics of a tragedy, although they are hidden and are not in the usual form. ...

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Okonkwo and Willy Loman as Tragic Heroes According to Arthur Miller, the definition of a tragic hero is one who refuses to remain passive when he feels his personal dignity is challenged, is willing to lay down his life to secure his dignity, and attempts to gain his "rightful" place in society. Willy Loman and Okonkwo, the chief protagonists of the drama Death of a Salesman, and the novel Things Falls Apart, respectively, are both classical examples of a tragic hero as they struggle to achieve success in societies that seems completely turned against them. ... The third element of Arthu...

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On the other hand, in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Willy worked towards his tragedy in a sense. ... Miller's theory of tragedy was the opposite of Aristotle's. Miller believed that any man could be a tragic hero. Miller's paradigm was Willy Loman a common man who experienced tragedy through wealth. Miller's use of Willy as a paradigm shows that Miller suggested that no matter whom you are or what you do, tragedy will follow you. ...

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