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. ... These are all falsity of his dreams. ... In Death of a Salesman, Miller is not so much calling into question the pursuit of the American Dream, but the dream itself. ... Despite this failure, Willy makes the most extreme sacrifice in his attempt to leave an inheritance that will allow Biff to fulfil the American Dream. ... As Biff con...

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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. ... Willie's main purpose in the play is to fulfill the American Dream. ... The saga begins with Biff revealing that he has failed math and that he must pass it in summer school to be eligible to go to his long time dream school of the University of Virginia. ... Willie viewed Biff to be all that Willie was not, and saw him as the one who would succeed the most to achieve Willie's life long dre...

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Dreams are constantly brought up by Biff who uses them to bring light to the fictitious and "dreamy" lives the family is living. When talking to Willy Biff says, "We've been talking in a dream for fifteen years." and later pleads with him to accept reality. " Will you take that phony dream and burn it before something happens?" ... 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 t...

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Willy Loman is the protagonist of Dealth of a salesman. ... But hey dont realize willy just a ordinary salesman. ... He desire to accomplish the American Dream. ... It's shows that he is extremely dependence the dream. ... He refuse to accept the fact that his dream was totally destory. ...

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However, if Death of a Salesman is truly a tragedy, one must ask what is behind the honors. ... Willy overcomes his flaw by using since Biff will not make the same mistakes and in that way Willy triumphs through Biff. ... 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. ... A salesman is got to dream, boy. ...

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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. ... His false hopes and dreams come crashing down on him as he realizes his view of the American Dream remained nothing but a dream. ... 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...

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