Furthermore, from online research, writer found some essays about tragic hero entitled An Essay on Whether Willy Loman in Death of A Salesman is Truly A Tragic Hero or Not (2004, January 17). This online essay was written by tigerdolphin in WriteWork.com (retrieved 01:42 PM, June 11, 2014, from http://www.writework.com/essay/essay-whether-willy-loman-death-sales-man-truly-tragic-her). This essay discusses about the truth whether Willy Loman is a tragic hero or not. It also has further explanation about hamartia from Aristotle's perspective and how his criterion fulfilled by Willy Loman. ...

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For example, Willy Loman has connotations of a man who has lost hope in life due to his mundane occupation and pursuit of the American Dream. ... Willy is wound up in his idea of being 'well liked' success, the materialistic version of the dream. ... Miller holds compassion for Willy. Willy has dreams that are self deluding Willy clings to the idea of making it in the business world despite effects on his family - how can you admire a man who does that? if taken into account the context of usa history and Willy's state (break down) then it becomes un...

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