Discovering his father shattered the vision he held of him. ... Happy, the youngest son of the Lomans unfortunately is not able to see himself for what he is. ... On top of all of this, both of his sons despise him. ... He begins making a salary of $170 per week, he buys a nice home in the suburbs, and has two sons. ... Loyal to her husband, loving to her sons, that is the extent of her significance to the play. ...

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Willy's father is another symbol illustrating success. ... Even though the death of Willy's father occurs at an early time in his life, his father's accomplishments remain firm in Willy's mind. ... in hopes of molding his son into a successful human being. ... Despite Charley's limited personal involvement with his son, Bernard still develops into a success as a lawyer. ... Willy feels that since Biff, his son, is an outstanding athlete and well-liked, his futur...

• Word Count: 3030
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In a production in Beijing, Miller explained to a Chinese actor playing Biff the son's feelings of guilt and painfully requited love for his father, the actor understood as it is v y Chinese (Morath 79). ... Audiences all have a sense of their life story of their father, uncle, or brother (Griffin 35). In real life Miller had an Uncle Manny who had two sons ho were in competition with Miller and his brother. ...

• Word Count: 11015
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This is echoed through Miller's use of Willy Loman, who is determined to turn his and his sons, lives around, and is also depicted in Jay Gatsby, who has achieved the Dream materialistically. ... Both Willy and his son's sense of disappointment indicate that the American Dream is able to wholly dominate one's life and there are often disastrous consequences. ... He continues to praise his son's supposed success, not admitting to the truth, and not accepting that Biff has not lived up to his expectations. ... Willy lacks fulfilment, and tries to find it through making his so...

• Word Count: 3225
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School