In Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," Willy Loman struggles to find success and be the role model that his sons look up to him as. ... Witt explains that "Miller himself has created a very big ad for the dysfunctional Willy Loman and its effect is not altogether unlike the effect of the Hastings refrigerator ad on Willy Loman " (Witt 213). ... Witt, though, misses Miller's purpose for Willy Loman. ... Biff and Happy look up to Willy, so Willy shows them what they want to see, allowing the boys to pursue what they want. ... Willy wants his family, especially Biff, to su...

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Willie Loman is an ordinary man who embodies traditional American values of success. ... Willie Loman had already achieved the historical dream, he had a house, car, family and a job, but he gets obsessed with the business success dream and tries or at least he think he does try to accomplish it but he dismantles his family in the process. Willy Loman had accomplished the historical American Dream but because of his ambition he did not realize it. ... At the age of sixty Willy had built a family and had two sons. ... Happy saws how Biff always got their dad whole attention, and Biff reali...

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Through an analysis of the character of Willy Loman and his actions in the five major periods of his life (i.e., sending Biff to college and showing interest in his football ability, paying the last house payment on the house, getting fires from his job of some thirty-odd years, having Biff catch him cheating on Mrs. ... Willy Loman made everything in his life much harder than it really was. ... Take for example when Willy was supposed to speak with Biffs math teacher to better Biffs grade in the class. ... Willy Loman never even set the first foot in the doorway towards Biffs school. ... This...

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The name Loman that Miller picked for Willy is descriptive in itself. ... Biff, who is a protagonist, knows of Willy's unfaithfulness. Biff shows fury against Linda, who defends Willy. ... Yes, Death of a Salesman is a tragedy, but Willy Loman could have prevented the outcome. ... With no more lies or dreams to create, Willy Loman died. ...

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The whole play is structured to gradually reveal the deteriorating condition of Willy's mind as well as the worsening relations of the entire Loman family, through a series of complex flashbacks. ... Willy Loman's personal breakdown is the central issue in the play, as the title suggests. ... Miller's whole critique on the business world is also a device for revealing the breakdown of Willy Loman's psyche. ... Also, through this slow unfurling of events, the audience is led more deeply into the plot and seems to be experiencing the breakdown of Happy, Biff, Willy and the Lo...

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Linda and Biff can also be true to themselves as they do not have to conform to Willy's unrealistic expectations. ... Miller also uses stage directions to show how Biff tries to keep Willy in reality and attempts to make him live honestly. ... Willy's imparting of immoral advice contributes greatly to Biff's lack of success. ... " because he is unable to accept that Biff hasn't been successful in the career path Willy has chosen for him. ... Despite this, Willy commits suicide to allow Biff to have money to become successful. ...

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