The overlying theme in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman- is about the "American Dream-, which means success, and what it takes to achieve it. ... His son Biff is lost in the world with no light, until the end, to find his vision of the "American Dream."" ... Willy's oldest son Biff represents someone who can not find dream or goal of success in life. ... All through the play Willy instills his "American Dream- on Biff, who believes his father and wants to be accepted by him, until one day Biff walks in on his father with another woman. ... There are many views of success and the ...

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In the play Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller identifies the relationships of Willy Loman and his family. ... Willy says this in hopes that Biff will find a better job and be the salesman Willy always wanted him to be. ... Biffs final analysis of his father is noted when he says, "He had the wrong dreams. ... Biff realizes his father's dreams were based on illusions, not reality. ... 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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In the play, Death of a Salesman, the character Willy Loman portrays the role of a traveling salesman who feels insecure about his persona. ... In Death of a Salesman, the theme of the "American Dream" is to have the ideal family, be successful, and well-liked. ... He isn't your average manager or Vice President of a Company, he is your average traveling salesman. ... His two sons, Biff and Happy, are two failures. ... Happy, his brother, is known as a foil to Biff. ...

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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. He bases his life on an "American Dream", in which he will never attain. ... Willy lives by his false promise of the American Dream. ... 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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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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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. ... Biff talks about his father in the Requiem, "He had all the wrong dreams. ... 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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"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". ... This seems to represent a very male-orientated version of the "American Dream", and Miller explores this further through some of his male characters. ... Biff is also a part of this, longing for a simpler, rural life, and Willy's last-ditch attempt to grow a garden could be seen to symbolize this "agrarian frontier dream". ......

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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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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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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. ... Second, the main conflict in "Death of a Salesman" exists between Biff and his father. ... Second, Biff loses faith in his father's dreams although he admires him. ... "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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Death of a Salesman - Linda Loman We learn from the play that Linda is a housewife and mother of two sons. ... This is obvious based on Willy's age and Biff's age. ... Also in the play Biff states to his mother that she is not even 60. ... She wants to follow his dreams to the end, but at the same time she is angry and bitter at his failure, because his failure brought her down as well. ... Charley, Happy and Biff leave while Linda remains at the grave. ...

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In the play, "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller, Miller portrays a father's relationship with his two sons. ... Willy became disappointed with Biff because Biff didn't make anything of himself. ... Willy thought highly of his profession as a salesman. But Biff had his own dreams. ... Also, Willy lied about his job as a salesman. ...

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Arthur Miller's "death of a salesman" is a story of a man who tries to do things right as he sees them but is destined to fail from the outset. ... Willy Loman has the "perfect" family, fulfilling the "American dream" When he is young; "Ha! ... Show him how to do it Biff" Willy's boys Happy and Biff are cleaning his car, Willy is encouraging them, telling Happy how to clean the car and encouraging his older son Biff to show his brother how. ... This is a good reflection on the American dream because Willy is the average,, or common man by achieving the American dream when in real l...

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