"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". ... Miller's whole critique on the business world is also a device for revealing the breakdown of Willy Loman's psyche. ... The personal breakdown of Willy is not the only example that miller illustrates in the play. ... The ideal of the American family also questioned by Miller, not just in Death of a Salesman but also in ot...

• Word Count: 1911
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Need for Success Arthur Miller, who wrote Death of a Salesman, was born on October 17, 1915 and is still living today. He grew up in Brooklyn, New York City, which just happens to be the setting for Death of a Salesman. ... Death of a Salesman was Miller's "most critically celebrated play" (Leone 14). ... Death of a Salesman is about a salesman named Willy Loman who is in his 60's. ... (Miller 36) Meanwhile, two pages earlier in the play, Willy said, "Chevrolet, Linda, is the greatest car ever built," (Miller 34). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

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. Miller is able to achieve this by creating various characters, each with a different view of that dream. ... In the play Willy plays a career salesman that never advanced in life; with many tragic flaws that ultimately lead to his downfall. Throughout the play Miller is constantly reinforcing Willy's personality and childish view on success. ... There are many views of success and the "American Dream- in "Death of a Salesman."" ...

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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. ... This "used" feature is the basis for Miller's strongest denunciation of American society. ... The death of the salesman, is truly a tragedy and negative elucidation on the unfilled American Dream. ...

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In the play Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller identifies the relationships of Willy Loman and his family. Miller also focuses on the relationship that Willy Loman has with society. ... Willy Loman is a failed salesman in a success-oriented society. ... Shipping clerk, salesman, and business of one kind or another. ... 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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• Grade Level: High School

Corruption In the play, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Linda Loman's character is portrayed two different ways. Some people think of Linda as a "controlling mother figure" who is actually the one to blame for her husband and sons failure in life. Others believe she was an understandin...

• Word Count: 633
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• Grade Level: High School

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. ... The name Loman that Miller picked for Willy is descriptive in itself. ... Yes, Death of a Salesman is a tragedy, but Willy Loman could have prevented the outcome. ... He died "The Death of a Salesman"....

• Word Count: 1576
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... For this end Arthur Miller's lead character "Willy Loman" is designed to reflect the average man on the street, or the "Common man". ... Howard's response is to fire Willy, he tells Willy that he has been planing to fire him for a while because he is not as good salesman as he was. ... Miller does not allow Willy's character to be too "perfect", Willy is not a total victim, and he makes a typical mistake; "You know u ruined ...

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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. Even though Miller portrays Willy Loman as the main character of the story, his lack of praise worthy traits make it necessary for another to be the hero. ... (Miller 105). ...

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The Glass Managerie and Death of a Salesman are both fictional works, but are reflections on the difficulties of life. ... Arthur Miller deliberately makes him out to be a fool for the pure reason to emphasizes his purpose - mock American society. ... By doing this, miller creates a character that appears to be a pathetic character whom the audience pity and feel for. Miller holds compassion for Willy. ... Thus, the images created by Arthur Miller are driven by the reader's imagination. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In the play, "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller, Miller portrays a father's relationship with his two sons. ... Willy thought highly of his profession as a salesman. ... Also, Willy lied about his job as a salesman. ...

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Arthur Miller wrote a brilliant play about one man's quest for fame and fortune that led to his demise. In Death of a Salesman Willy Loman suffers from not being able to tell what is real, and what is just happening in his mind. ... Even worse than not remembering his past, he lies about his successes and failures as a salesman. ...

• Word Count: 680
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• Grade Level: High School