For instance, the characters in the play reside in the city, just as Miller did in his early childhood years. ... Miller's ability to combine real life experiences with fictional situations allows him to create a realistic plot with plausible characters. ... Throughout the play the main character, Willy, a salesman, reinforces the tenet that being well-liked is a symbol of prosperity. ... An analysis of certain characters confirms that ideas of both success and failure appear in the drama. Success is evident in the characters Ben, Charley, and Bernard, whereas qualities of failure corresp...

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Perhaps the best way to define the diverse forms of this social institution is to draw attention to its character. ... Family drama, or "domestic" drama, is centered on characters‟ intimate relationships, their actions towards each other and their responses to the surrounding circumstances and events. ... The characters are ordinary people like us, taken from the lower and middle classes of society, who struggle with everyday problem, such as poverty, sickness, crime, family strife and other problems within marital and paternal relationships. ... In a society where the conception of social l...

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Critics agree that Sons and Lovers was an impressive literary work, and they also agree that it was very psychological. Through Lawrence's description of the Morel family, the reader is given a tour through the psychological evolution of the main character, Paul. ... So, towards his wife, Morel is absence of softness and understanding which are the basic characters of a husband, just like a cold blood animal. ...

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• Grade Level: High School