Willy Loman: A Tragic Hero A tragic hero is a character exhibits traits of good moral, but possess a fatal flaw that brings upon his or her own downfall. In Arthur Miller's drama, Death of a Salesman, the protagonist and tragic hero, Willy Loman, although somewhat corrupted by material desires, is a man with good morals and noble qualities, but possesses a tragic flaw, which sees him to his inevitable downfall Though a seemingly unsuccessful and emotionally unstable character, Willy Loman has good noble qualities, a characteristic of a tragic hero. ... In this statement made towa...

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In Death of a Salesman, the central character, Willy Loman, suffers great misfortune due to his denial of reality. ... (Miller 131) With his lies about Biff's success that the entire Loman family came to believe, Willy is in great part responsible for Biff's failure and therefore the failure of his future as well. ... This incident is also the beginning of a conflict between Willy and Biff that breaks apart the Loman family in the sense that Willy no longer has a secure place in the family as a father. ... Willy had not been expecting Biff at all, least of all at that time of day....

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The play should be seen as a whole in which the life, and death of Willy Loman shows the faulty deception of this American Dream. ... At Willy's funeral Happy becomes increasingly angry at Biffs' observations of their father. ... Biff is able to see his failures and eventually confront them unlike Willy and Happy. ... Bernard always cared for Willy's son though and he looked up to biff and wanted to see him succeed. ... Willy Loman's false interpretation of the American Dream is what fueled his delusional thinking. ...

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John Proctor and Willy Loman: The Tragedies of Two Common Men Are John Proctor and Willy Loman common men? ... Willy Loman lives in a fantasy world where he believes that he is extremely successful and loved by all. ... In Act II, Willy reveals his desires to win back Biff's respect by committing suicide. ... For example, Biff proclaims "Pop! ... I am Willy Loman, and you are Biff Loman!"...

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In Miller's play, Death of a Salesman, he takes a low position family and exposes the idea of tragic heroes through the fatal flaws of Willy and Biff Loman. Willy, a traveling salesman, is the father of Biff. ... Willy believes his son Biff will "do great things", yet Biff cannot even sustain a job for himself. ... This makes Biff realize that Willy cannot accept reality. ... Biff and Willy both have their flaw of false pride. ...

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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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