In Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," Willy Loman struggles to find success and be the role model that his sons look up to him as. ... Witt explains that "Miller himself has created a very big ad for the dysfunctional Willy Loman and its effect is not altogether unlike the effect of the Hastings refrigerator ad on Willy Loman " (Witt 213). ... Witt, though, misses Miller's purpose for Willy Loman. ... To begin with, after getting home from work, Willy and Linda are discussing Willy's position within his company. ... Willy's suicide is the ultimate act of anti-...

• Word Count: 1301
• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School

Willie Loman is an ordinary man who embodies traditional American values of success. ... Willie Loman had already achieved the historical dream, he had a house, car, family and a job, but he gets obsessed with the business success dream and tries or at least he think he does try to accomplish it but he dismantles his family in the process. Willy Loman had accomplished the historical American Dream but because of his ambition he did not realize it. ... At the age of sixty Willy had built a family and had two sons. ... Willy always pretended to be more than what he really was (Murphy and Ab...

• Word Count: 2201
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The whole play is structured to gradually reveal the deteriorating condition of Willy's mind as well as the worsening relations of the entire Loman family, through a series of complex flashbacks. ... Willy Loman's personal breakdown is the central issue in the play, as the title suggests. ... Miller's whole critique on the business world is also a device for revealing the breakdown of Willy Loman's psyche. ... Also, through this slow unfurling of events, the audience is led more deeply into the plot and seems to be experiencing the breakdown of Happy, Biff, Willy and the Lo...

• Word Count: 1911
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The play is based on a 36- hour period of the Loman family's problems. ... "Willy Loman is here!" ... The last name Loman symbolizes the Loman family's position in the world. ... The Loman family for the most part are trying to live out the American Dream. ... Willy Loman's technique of living out the American Dream in Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, leads to very severe consequences. ...

• Word Count: 1434
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School