Death of a Salesman in Relation to the American Dream In "Death of a Salesman" (1976) by Arthur Miller, the author describes the great tragedy which the American Dream can cause. ... Because of Willy's failure as a salesman, Charley loans Willy money to pay his bills. ... The play Death of a Salesman occurred during the time period after World War I. ... In relation to Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman believed his sons would achieve this American Dream based on false pretenses. ... As stated in the play Death of a Salesman, I quote "Bernard can get the best marks in school, ...

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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. ... Willy Loman, husband and the father of two sons, is a sixty-year-old, insecure traveling salesman. ... Unlike those who surround him, the old salesman fails to achieve the life he has always visualized. ... Using Loman as an example, the salesman never accomplished what he intended to by using his personality. ... The salesman is too driven by his needs of self-fulfillment to see the reality of life...

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Success and Failure in Death of a Salesman Throughout history society's interpretations of success and failure remain fundamentally sound. ... Many of Miller's life experiences are relative to the situations he presents in the drama, Death of a Salesman. ... Furthermore, he grew-up in a "nuclear family", which explains why the plot in Death of a Salesman revolves around the same type of family (DA 15). ... His surroundings and family situations provided him with the knowledge necessary to write the drama, Death of a Salesman. ... In Arthur Miller's drama, Death of a Salesman,...

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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. ... Willy does not realize that he is aging and that he is not as good of a salesman as he used to be. ...

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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."" The plays plot specifically focuses on the relationships between the protagonist, Willy Loman, a salesman, and his sons, Biff and Happy. ... In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller invisible walls can be the cause of difficult parent/child relationships. ... Death of a Salesman is the supposed "American- tragedy. ...

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Death of a Salesman, the 1949 play by Arthur Miller, develops the ideas of conformity, popularity and materialism through repeating and contrasting elements. ... During the 1940's when Miller wrote Death of a Salesman these values were very prominent during this time. ... Something that Miller portrayed very well through Death of a Salesman was the fact that acceptance is more important in life compared to popularity. ... Death of a Salesman conveys Millers intricate ideas of conformity, popularity and materialism. ...

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In Arthur Millers's play " The Death of a Salesman", The main character Willy Loman is a man who lives his whole life in a make believe world. ... Even in his illusion, he cannot face the fact that he is not a good salesman. ... The death of the salesman, is truly a tragedy and negative elucidation on the unfilled American Dream. ...

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Although he understands the whole profession of being a salesman (where they use you up and spit you out), he fails to realize his personal failure and betrayal of his soul and family through the constructed deception of his life. ... 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. ...

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"Death of a Salesman" The play death of a salesman can be easily explained as a literary way of detailing the psychological deterioration of the classic middle class working American man. ... Throughout the play Willie is seen at his job as a traveling salesman, he is at the age of 63 and his wife wants him to obtain a job in the city so he will not have to travel anymore. ... As it is shown throughout the novel, the strong feelings of abandonment felt by Willie eventually lead up to his death in him believing that he is still working for the betterment of his family, and the attainment o...

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Seeking the American Dream of Success Arthur Miller"'s "" Death of A Salesman"" could be described as a study in the American Dream ideology, a system that at times is indescribably brutal and at other times compassionates. ... Written in 1949, Death of a Salesman is widely regarded by many as one of the masterpiece play of 20th century. ... Its impact on our society has been so great that students, ranging from high school students to university students study Death of a Salesman and attempt to interpret its message. ... Given the complex and compelling traits of the male characters in D...

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Throughout the play "Death of a Salesman" Arthur Miller portrays the American Dream and how Willy Lowman and his family are trying to achieve it. Willy has been trying to live the American Dream so long that he actually believes he has a chance at succeeding. All the lies he has told throughout hi...

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Willy Loman is the protagonist of Dealth of a salesman. Most of the events of the play also get related to him. Basically the plot of story is around he not aware of the difference between reality and dreams. To create his legendary life. And the debatable theme about Willy fr...

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Arthur Miller's, Death of a Salesman, is a tragic example of a battle, fought by the protagonist Willy Loman, between reality and illusions perpetuated by his pursuit of the American Dream, success. Death of a Salesman was written in 1949 at the dawn of a new era spawned by the ending of World War II in 1945. ... Willy Loman is a 60 year traveling salesman who was employed by the Wagner firm for 34 years. ... The failing salesman's misguided beliefs tragically continued to imprison him. ... Ironically Willy had the opportunity and drives to be successful, yet his personal fra...

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Aurora of a Dream Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman", has an aurora of a dream. ... "Death of a Salesman" illustrates what most people are up against. ... He is unfaithful to his wife and an unsuccessful salesman. ... Yes, Death of a Salesman is a tragedy, but Willy Loman could have prevented the outcome. ... He died "The Death of a Salesman"....

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Several authors have attempted to capture the essence of the American Dream, but few have reached the status of Arthur Miller in his epic piece, Death of a Salesman. ... He considered Biff to be a salesman for Oliver, but in reality he was nothing more than a shipping clerk. ... When Willy states, "a man who can't handle tools is not a man," (44) he evidently reveals that he wasn't meant to be a salesman. ... He lived his life as a salesman, never realizing that he was going no where. Willy falsely believed that the only way to find success was by being a salesman, like his father, a...

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In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman, a salesman, has to confront failure in the success driven society of America. In his conquest for the American Dream, Willy faces frustration, disappointment, and failure, all of which eventually lead to his suicide. Willy represents those who ...

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Death of a Salesman: The Tragic Anti-hero of Willy Loman "A hundred years from now, it will not matter what type of car I drove, or what kind of house I lived in, or the amount of money I made, yet the world might be changed because I made a positive difference in the life of a child." ... 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. ... He will not allow himself to do what he truly loves to do, carpentry, because he believes that it is more illustrious to be an unsuccessful salesman than be a s...

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Since it's invention the "American Dream" has evolved and produced two very different forms, the original being a promise of a land of freedom, with opportunity and equality for all; where hard, honest work is rewarded with spiritual fulfilment and happiness. However since 1900, it has come to be ba...

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In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, the tragedy of a common man, Willy Loman, is displayed. Willy Loman is a traveling salesman who is struggling to live the American Dream. In his false interpretation of the American Dream, however, he leads his life and the lives of his two sons as...

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Arthur Miller's "death of a salesman" is a story of a man who tries to do things right as he sees them but is destined to fail from the outset. ... Howard's response is to fire Willy, he tells Willy that he has been planing to fire him for a while because he is not as good salesman as he was. ...

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The American Dream is seriously flawed The presentation of the ideal of the American Dream is a mixture of contrast and confusion. There are two sides to the Dream; one is the idealised version, which indicates that the Dream is about belief in immeasurable possibility, that there are no limits t...

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