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 conversation with...

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Whether reading or watching "Death of a Salesman", the audience can relate to the tragic hero, Willy Loman. This quotation accurately depicts the very life of Willy Loman. ... On top of the bills that Willy Loman had to pay, his boss reduced him to a paycheck strictly on commission. ... It is this battle with money and the economy that contributed to Willy Loman's downfall. ... Society stripped Willy Loman of his dignity, piece by piece. ...

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Willy Loman is the main character of "Death of a Salesman". ... Willy works on commission and nothing else and he gets to a point where he cant bring enough money home to pay the bills. ... Willy has bad routine of having flashbacks. ... Willy believes things that are not true. ... Willy also thinks that he is worth more dead than alive. ...

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Arthur Miller's "Death Of A Salesman" is a story of a common man whose misaligned ideas of success ultimately lead to his demise .Having no central figure as a role model, Willy Loman (the salesman) is torn between accepting his own failure, relying on his own son's success, redeeming himself to his son, or listening to his deluded conversations with his deceased brother Ben. ... This is a decision that rips Willy apart. Willy had great hopes for Biff. ... And though the event is never formally discussed in Ben and Willy's dialogue, Willy makes it clear and Ben underst...

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"Death of a Salesman" is the story of the Loman family, especially Willy, trying to accomplish the American dream, but with no success. Willy Loman is married to Linda, and his two sons are Biff and Happy. ... Willy has the wrong ideas about life. ... "Willy Loman is here!" ... The next day, the Loman Family goes to the Frank's Chop House where Biff and Happy invited Willy and Linda. ...

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Willie Loman, in "Death of a Salesman-, has lived his life in pursuit of the American dream. ... Charley said it best, to Willy. ... Willy also thought of suicide for the sake of his family. ... Although, in many ways, Willy is freed by his own death. ... Yet Willy is also free in an intangible sense. ...

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