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. This other character comes in the form of Willy's son, Biff Loman, who may not succeed in regards to Willy's dreams, but still deserves the honor of being called the hero of the play. ... To analyze Biff Loman the most important aspect comes from his change in self-realization that represents his dynamic nature. ... In Biff's youth, he accepts and adores everything that pertains to Willy because that is the nature of a small c...

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Willy Loman is the main character of "Death of a Salesman". ... Willy has bad routine of having flashbacks. ... Willy believes things that are not true. ... His son Biff can't even keep a job because he steals for no reason. Most of the flashbacks Willy has are of after Biffs senior year of high school when all of the family problems started. ...

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Characterization is used effectively in revealing what type of character Willy Loman was. ... He does this because he believes it will help his son Biff out. ... After years of working as a traveling salesman, Willy Loman has only an old car, an empty house, and a defeated spirit. ... Willy Loman falsely believes he needs nothing more than to be well liked to make it big. ... Willy Loman is the basis of this lens. ...

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Most of the story takes place in the home of Willy Loman in Brooklyn, New York. Willy, his wife Linda and their two sons Biff and Happy are what Miller uses to attack the materialistic aspects of the American Dream. ... However, Willy favors Biff more than Happy. ... In this part of the play, Biff and Happy are contemplating about their life and Biff is telling Happy how he is unsure about his life. ... Even more ironic is the fact that while success just comes to Happy, Willy, who favors Biff and idealizes success, isn't finding it so easy to reach success himself. ...

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Mamet seems to have originated his story based on Willy Loman, the main character of Miller's play "Death of a Salesman". ... Willy can't sell his products and Shaelly can't sell the properties. ... Willy has debts to pay, two sons that haven't done anything in life and he is still borrowing money from his friend Charley. ... In "Death of a salesman" Willy committed suicide and leaves his family with no debts and no worries, one could even think that his family is relief that Willy is gone. Linda, Happy and Biff don't have to worry about Willy's mental and physi...

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We again, gain an emotional connection to Willy Loman because he is from the same walk of life as many of us. ... Arthur Miller's describes how Willy is a tragic hero in a modern sense in his "Tragedy of the Common Man". ... " Just like Oedipus but in a different sense, we pity Willy as we learn of his state of mind leading up to his suicide. He was still holding on to misguided hope that the life insurance would provide opportunity for Biff. ... What's sad is that Willy doesn't. ...

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• Grade Level: High School