In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller this lens is supported in the American Dream. Willy Loman is a traveling salesman who believes the American Dream, that anyone can become rich and well known through only hard work, perseverance, or personality. ... He does this because he believes it will help his son Biff out. ... A salesman does not make his/her own product, has not mastered a particular skill or a body of knowledge, and works on the empty substance of dreams and promises. ... The lens, "Literature opens a dark window on the soul, revealing more about what is bad in human n...

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"Death of a Salesman," is a play written in the mid-1900s by Arthur Miller. ... Willy, his wife Linda and their two sons Biff and Happy are what Miller uses to attack the materialistic aspects of the American Dream. ... However, Willy favors Biff more than Happy. ... Throughout his novel "Death of a Salesman," Miller uses literary devices to convey the relationships between Willy and the members of his family. ... The American Dream is the essence of all icons, as it controls how everyone acts and what they do....

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Biff the Hero? In Arthur Miller's, dramatic play, Death of a Salesman the Loman family presents its self as being the perfect nuclear family as opposed to their dysfunctional nature. ... This other character comes in the form of Willy's son, Biff Loman, who may not succeed in regards to Willy's dreams, but still deserves the honor of being called the hero of the play. ... Willy provides Biff with an ego because of the high praise given to Biff that makes him conceited. Such great praise prompts Biff's pride of himself and his family, which leads Biff to feel contentment and...

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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. ... Despite Willy's failure to meet his life goals, he clings to a fierce belief in the American dream, similar to what many people in the real world do. ... He was still holding on to misguided hope that the life insurance would provide opportunity for Biff. ... 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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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School