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. ... His whole life revolves around attaining the "American Dream" which he believes would make him successful and affluent. ... Biff, the oldest son, was a popular high school football star. ... Biff would've lived up to Willy's expectations, but Biff's motivation in life was diminished after he witnessed Willy's affair with another woman. ... He was never able to attain wealth and success, the "American Dream....

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He's sixty-three years old and is the salesman around whom this play "Death of a Salesman- is constructed. Willy Loman is a traveling salesman who grew up inspired by the success of his salesman father, who left his family for Alaska. ... Willy's suicide is the consequence of a sad man, who has many unrealized dreams, even until his death. ... He also dreams of the fact being vital to the New England territory, so that he will some day receive a promotion for his hard work. ... That's the reason why Willy placed most of his dreams in this older son. ...

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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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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. Willy believed his funeral would be a major event that many would attend to pay tribute to one of the greatest salesman to ever live. ... She is also effecting their children Biff and Happy in a negative way because they grow up having the same ideals as their father. ... 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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Biff originally believed in the American dream until he went to Boston and witnessed Willy's affair. This discovery crushed Biff and he realized that his father was a phony. ... Biff rejects the American dream and only cares that he enjoys his work. Willy believes in the American dream so much that when he discovers Biff's own beliefs, his personal failures become more apparent. ... It is possible that if he had realized that he was a failure as a salesman, he may have taken the job with Charles. ...

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Biff originally believed in the American dream until he went to Boston and witnessed Willy's affair. This discovery crushed Biff and he realized that his father was a phony. ... Biff rejects the American dream and only cares that he enjoys his work. Willy believes in the American dream so much that when he discovers Biff's own beliefs, his personal failures become more apparent. ... It is possible that if he had realized that he was a failure as a salesman, he may have taken the job with Charles. ...

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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. In his conquest for the American Dream, Willy faces frustration, disappointment, and failure, all of which eventually lead to his suicide. ... Although Happy is considerably more successful than Biff, Willy still believes that Biff is merely getting a late start in life. ... However, when Biff catches him having an affair with another woman, Biff loses all respect for him. ... In contrast, we see Willy's friend Charlie, who is living the real Americ...

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In the play, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Willy Loman is like many people today. ... His constant flashbacks of this incident depict his regrets of choosing to be a salesman over moving to Alaska. ... He places all his hope on his son Biff. To help Biff succeed where he has failed, Willy decides to kill himself so that Biff will inherit the insurance money. ... - (135) Willy expects this will allow Biff to achieve success. ...

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The Ultimate Sale The characters of Death of a Salesman are easy to identify with because they represent a pretty typical dysfunctional American family. ... He instills these beliefs in his sons, Biff and Happy, who find themselves adrift and meaningless just like their father. ... As Willy finds himself less and less capable, he still dreams of making it big and has visions of Uncle Ben who gives him advice on how to get rich, but never the kind of advice Willy wants to hear. ... Biff comes to the realization of his position in life. ... The money from his death, however, will heal no w...

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Arthur Miller's, Death of a Salesman, is a tragic example of a battle, fought by the protagonist Willy Loman, between reality and illusions perpetuated by his pursuit of the American Dream, success. Death of a Salesman was written in 1949 at the dawn of a new era spawned by the ending of World War II in 1945. ... The failing salesman's misguided beliefs tragically continued to imprison him. ... Willy Loman tragically drives to his death in pursuit of the reward, a twenty thousand dollar life insurance policy, he hoped would allow Biff to become the success he never was in life...

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Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is an excellent example of how one's will to achieve can affect themselves as well as those around them. ... Ben had achieved the complete success that Willy could only dream about. ... Charley has no dreams of success, but he is successful. ... Charley sums up Willy's fault as being a salesman but not knowing it. ... In the play Willy refers to Dave Singleman, who was so popular and such a successful salesman that when he died people came from all over the United States to attend his funeral. ...

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Death of a Salesman: The Tragic Anti-hero of Willy Loman "A hundred years from now, it will not matter what type of car I drove, or what kind of house I lived in, or the amount of money I made, yet the world might be changed because I made a positive difference in the life of a child." ... In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is a textbook example of a failure as a good father in every way mentioned previously. ... As a result, he cannot love them as a father should; his love for Biff has been based on his achievements as an athlete, and, when Biff loses his scholarship, W...

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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. ... But I believe the problem for people like Willy Loman is that "The American Dream" had died. ... There are several connections to the concept of the American Dream in Death of a Salesman. ... Another example of a man's success, and therefore also of the American Dream, is found on page 38. ... On page 54 Willy remembers one occasion when his son Biff was playing at Ebbets Field. ...

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