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. This is not a play of hope, but a tragedy and for the play to be an effective tragedy it is important that the audience can relate to the lead character. 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. ....

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Reality Check The ability to cheat death and despair has always been a distant dream in the far-off future. ... Appeal to the audience is created by use of character selection, action and conflicting values throughout the movie. ... Technical codes such as melodious and child-like music with a soft reassuring voice and dialogue of the Re-Pet salesman ensures an optimistic view upon animal cloning. Today's society includes a great abundance of pets, and such a message like the prevention of a sudden death of a loved puppy appeals to all viewers. ... This attitude is supported by ...

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