Themes and Morals of "Death of a Salesman" Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" captures the motions of life through the eyes of those who have lost their identity and sense of reality. ... The "American Dream", a universal and common theme among American literature, is very evident in "Death of a Salesman. ... The American dream also relates to Biff Loman. ... Linda Loman also has experience with the American dream. ... The American dream illustrates that one should set reasonable goals. ...

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Willy's Useless Advice About Success Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is a play that illustrates a family that lives in a dream world but ultimately comes into reality. Like many people of this country, as well as others, the Lomans strive to live out the American dream. ... Willy Loman, husband and the father of two sons, is a sixty-year-old, insecure traveling salesman. With all of his heart, Loman believes in the American dream of effortless success, fame, and fortune. ... The American dream is not conquered without work, but Loman does not ever accept this fact. ...

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Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller believes that a common man can think, aspire, suffer: and that a common man can give his life for "his sense of human dignity." ... His main thought is of the American Dream. ... This was his American Dream. ... All he wanted was to fulfill his American Dream. ... He had an American Dream, he wanted his sons to be successful, and he suffered. ...

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In the play, Death of a Salesman, the character Willy Loman portrays the role of a traveling salesman who feels insecure about his persona. ... In Death of a Salesman, the theme of the "American Dream" is to have the ideal family, be successful, and well-liked. ... He isn't your average manager or Vice President of a Company, he is your average traveling salesman. ... Biff was the All-American athlete who was admired by almost everyone in his high school. ...

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In Arthur Miller's play, Death of a Salesman, the Loman family is incapable of facing reality. ... Willy, an old, traveling salesman, is nostalgic for the past. ... Linda is corrupted by Willy's desire to obtain success commonly described by the American Dream. ... Biff is the only member of the Loman family that could face reality, however, the demeanor of his family members contributed to him not capitalizing on the American Dream. ... Biff has the best chance of fulfilling the American Dream, but unfortunately his father's actions evoke enough passion in him to throw away...

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Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, is a tragedy that analyzes the relationships of a family in search of the "American Dream."" ... In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller invisible walls can be the cause of difficult parent/child relationships. ... Willy dedicated himself so much to the success of his sons and the American Dream that his health and family deteriorates, leaving him with nothing to hold onto. ... Death of a Salesman is the supposed "American- tragedy. Willy Loman was so consumed with pleasing other people to attain the "American Dream-; he failed to understand the import...

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When people think of the "American Dream" they generally think a middle class, well-off family in a beautiful home with a couple of kids and maybe a dog. Both Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun and Author Miller's Death of A Salesman deal with the concept of having a dream and trying to achieve it. ... Arthur Miller's tragic drama Death of A Salesman is the portrayal of the longing for the "American dream", an extreme craving for success and superior status in a world otherwise fruitless. At the beginning of the play, Miller establishes Willy Loman as a troubled and mis...

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The play "Death of a Salesman-, written by Arthur Miller in 1949 deals with the pressure of becoming a well - liked, wealthy and successful personality by trying to follow the ideas of the "American Dream-. The protagonist of the story is the 60ish Willy Loman being at the rough end of an undistinguished career as a salesman, and the pressures of his life are causing him to lose contact with reality. ... Since 36 years the small, almost fragile seeming and exhausted traveling salesman Willy Loman has been selling the products of the firm that he works for until his superior decides to fire him...

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In the Death of a Salesman, the main character Willy Loman struggles to be superior to society but tragically fails because of his arrogance and stubbornness. ... His whole life revolves around attaining the "American Dream" which he believes would make him successful and affluent. ... He was never able to attain wealth and success, the "American Dream." ...

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He believes that a man who with hard work, perseverance, or personality would be rich and achieve the American Dream. ... You see, a salesman does not make his or her own product, has not mastered a particular skill or a body of knowledge, and works on the empty substance of dreams and promises. Additionally, a salesman must sell his or her personality as much as his or her product. ... Willy believes that his son Biff could of been a great businessman who could of achieved the American dream. ... In the climax of this play, Biff tried to make Willy realize that they both h...

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The Ultimate Sale The characters of Death of a Salesman are easy to identify with because they represent a pretty typical dysfunctional American family. ... As Willy finds himself less and less capable, he still dreams of making it big and has visions of Uncle Ben who gives him advice on how to get rich, but never the kind of advice Willy wants to hear. ... The money from his death, however, will heal no wounds, or right any wrongs. ...

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In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is a textbook example of a failure as a good father in every way mentioned previously. ... Finally, Willy fails magnificently at achieving the American Dream. ... In all respects, Willy does not achieve the American Dream. ... He therefore fails miserably at the true American Dream, exchanging it for an unachievable fantasy. Willy Loman is a failure as a family man, is an anti-hero, and never achieves the American Dream. ...

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