Death of a Salesman is widely regarded by many as one of the masterpiece play of 20th century. ... Given the complex and compelling traits of the male characters in Death of a Salesman, it is surprising that Miller chose to give so little attention to the female characters. ... "marginalization of women"(Smith, Susan H.) permeates throughout the Death of a Salesman. ... But in Death of a Salesman, Miss Forsythe is easily influenced and manipulated by such improbable dialog between her and Happy. ... Moreover, Willy's view of his wife Linda reinforces the premise of "marginalization of wo...

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Arthur Miller's play, Death of a Salesman examines the impact of American values and morals as to what constitutes "success" upon individual lives. ... He plans to become a salesman like his father. ... Ben's fortune discovering diamonds symbolizes Willy's failure as a salesman. ... In Death of a Salesman we encounter a family that has many problems and is led by a father who wants life to be perfect for him and his family, but Willy does not realize that no one has a perfect life. ... Willy Loman's technique of living out the American Dream in Arthur Miller's play De...

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Death of a Salesman in Relation to the American Dream In "Death of a Salesman" (1976) by Arthur Miller, the author describes the great tragedy which the American Dream can cause. ... Because of Willy's failure as a salesman, Charley loans Willy money to pay his bills. ... The play Death of a Salesman occurred during the time period after World War I. ... In relation to Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman believed his sons would achieve this American Dream based on false pretenses. ... As stated in the play Death of a Salesman, I quote "Bernard can get the best marks in school, ...

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Death of A Salesman America is a rich successful, prosperous country. ... "Death of A Salesman", is about the American Dream and one middle-aged man's failure of it. He is a salesman, who wants to live the dream. ... Willy did not have the talent to be a successful salesman; he struggled to be something that he was not. ... He did not understand that being a salesman is based on lies and deceit you are selling the ultimate dream. ...

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("Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller 1949 Drama") The "American Dream" is "the belief that through the pioneer virtues of hard work, perseverance, ingenuity, and fortitude, one might find happiness through wealth" ("Death of a Salesman"). ... The concept of the American Dream shown in the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is believed by Harold Clurman to be divided into two meanings; the historical dream and the business success dream. ... He devoted his life into a career as a salesman knowing that he was good with his hands, but he possessed to...

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"Death of A Salesman", is about the American Dream and one middle-aged man's failure of it. He is a salesman, who wants to live the dream. ... Willy seems to use his job as an excuse for why he is such a dreamer; he says to Charley, "A Salesman's got to live the dream. ... Willy did not have the talent to be a successful salesman; he struggled to be something that he was not. ... He did not understand that being a salesman is based on lies and deceit you are selling the ultimate dream. ...

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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. ... 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 should also make a reference to "death- of the dream. ... First, his death will benefit the family by leaving Linda financially secure. ...

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(3) The Marxist approach definitely suits Death of a Salesman because it is about social and economic ideas and understanding the world and about capitalism taking advantage of the working class. ... You don't understand: Willy was a salesman. And for a salesman, there is no rock bottom to the life. ... A salesman is got to dream, boy. ... (7) Besides that, Linda does not seem to have a major role in the play because Death of a Salesman is about the capitalist society rather than a feminist world. ...

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In Arthur Millers's play " The Death of a Salesman", The main character Willy Loman is a man who lives his whole life in a make believe world. ... Even in his illusion, he cannot face the fact that he is not a good salesman. ... The death of the salesman, is truly a tragedy and negative elucidation on the unfilled American Dream. ...

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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. ... He always thought that a good salesman should be impressive. he is obsessed with impressions. ... Charley offers him a job but he violently declines the offer thinking that he must portray an impressive image as a great and popular salesman. ... In Death of a Salesman, Miller is not so much calling into question the pursuit of the Amer...

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"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". ... The ideal of the American family also questioned by Miller, not just in Death of a Salesman but also in other plays, such as All My Sons and A View from the Bridge. ...

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In the play Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller identifies the relationships of Willy Loman and his family. ... Willy Loman is a failed salesman in a success-oriented society. ... Shipping clerk, salesman, and business of one kind or another. ... Willy says this in hopes that Biff will find a better job and be the salesman Willy always wanted him to be. ... In the play Death of a Salesman, we see a number of central and significant themes being developed with Miller's skillful use of techniques such as setting and characterization. ...

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"Death of a Salesman" The play death of a salesman can be easily explained as a literary way of detailing the psychological deterioration of the classic middle class working American man. ... Throughout the play Willie is seen at his job as a traveling salesman, he is at the age of 63 and his wife wants him to obtain a job in the city so he will not have to travel anymore. ... As it is shown throughout the novel, the strong feelings of abandonment felt by Willie eventually lead up to his death in him believing that he is still working for the betterment of his family, and the attainment o...

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Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman (1949, 1977) portrays a man who struggles with the task of having a good family relationship at home with his wife and two sons, and procrastinating being a successful salesman. ... The rags to riches dream never materializes, and the salesman never escapes his rags (Porter 27). ... Willy's death is a procrastination of his life. ... Death of a Salesman. ... Death of a Salesman. ...

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Willy Loman is the protagonist of Dealth of a salesman. Most of the events of the play also get related to him. Basically the plot of story is around he not aware of the difference between reality and dreams. To create his legendary life. And the debatable theme about Willy fr...

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For the most part Death of a Salesman does not conform to the structure of the classic tragedy even though a few elements agree with the classic tragedy, namely Willy's consistency and the "Requiem" as a Greek chorus. ... This scenario is not present in Death of a Salesman since the nature of Willy's pitiful downfall does not evoke human greatness or potential. Death of a Salesman clearly does not adhere to classic requirements yet it does have some elements that point towards the classic tragedy. ... In Death of a Salesman fate and destiny are not depicted as they would be in a...

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Aurora of a Dream Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman", has an aurora of a dream. ... "Death of a Salesman" illustrates what most people are up against. ... He is unfaithful to his wife and an unsuccessful salesman. ... Yes, Death of a Salesman is a tragedy, but Willy Loman could have prevented the outcome. ... He died "The Death of a Salesman"....

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The role of conflict in "Death of a Salesman" The definition of a conflict is a struggle between a man and himself or one man with another. The main conflict in "Death of a Salesman" is Will's confusion and disappointment. ... It is possible that Willy was once a vital salesman, but he is not any longer. ... Second, the main conflict in "Death of a Salesman" exists between Biff and his father. ... "Death of a Salesman" is a play where conflicts between man and himself and man with other man are one of the main issues in the play. ...

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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. ... He feels that Biff will feel no more spite towards him, and he can prove that he was well-liked and widely known as a successful salesman at his funeral where he claims people from all over will attend. ... Willy states he realized that being a salesman was the greatest career a man could have when he met Dave Singleman, an e...

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The Disillusioned View of Reality In the drama Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller focuses on dreams versus reality as his main theme of the play. ... Willy's inability to escape from a fantasy existence and accept his average existence lead to his death. ... Without Willy knowing that he does not live an ideal life this will inevitable lead to his death. ... Willy justifies his death by believing that his funeral will be full of friends who like him and when someone is well-liked it means they were successful. ... There is a moral in Death of a Salesman, it is that if a person does n...

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