Death of a salesman Prompt number 1 In my personal opinion i believe the play death of a salesman the story has a tragic hero aka Willy loman because during the entire story willy was crashing down here is why. In the beginning willy returns home from a long day of work he get greeted by his wife in panic checking him to make sure that he is alright then once she was done checking she asked where was he and where has he been and he replies that he was in yonkers and he stopped for a cup of coffee
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The American Dream Attaining the American Dream has been the aspiration for many‚ it is something that is promised to all yet unattainable to many because of Influential factors of culture‚ social class‚ language‚ and even sexual preference‚ I will focus on the factor of Race. Although we have made many advances that have led to many changes that make it easier for more people to attain the “American Dream”‚ we still have ways to go to guarantee it for all the people. Some or most of these changes
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In Arthur Miller’s “Death of a salesman “ we learn all about tragedy and happiness. Willy Loman‚ the main character is a very charismatic person‚ he has bursts of happiness and bursts of anger and sadness. His two sons Biff and Happy contribute to his mood in many different aspects‚ we start to see how relationships mold and how they fall. Through Willy’s actions the reader can see Willy is a chronic liar throughout the story. Willy loman starts off this book with a great attitude and sense
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If you are an American and if you have a family‚ a house and a car‚ a sufficient job with a good salary‚ you can be said to have reached the American Dream. The idea of the American Dream became popular when millions of people immigrated to America in search of a better life because America was the ideal image of success. At that time‚ a better life could mean a decent place to live‚ maybe some livestock and a piece of land to cultivate. The meaning of the American Dream means even now somewhat the
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Death of a Salesman Essay Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is a modern tragedy. Willy Loman is a tragic figure. The play and the character are classified as such because they follow the examples of Greek tragedies‚ Roman tragedies and Shakespearean tragedy which have typified the classic tragic genre. Athenian tragedy – the oldest documented form of tragedy – is scholastically defined by Aristotle‚ Greek philosopher and polymath (384 – 322 BC)‚ as “an enactment of a deed that is important
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Professor Lindquist English 102 25 October 2012 Death of a Salesman Linda Loman‚ Woman or Weakling Death of a Salesman‚ written by American Playwright Arthur Miller‚ in 1949‚ won many awards‚ including the Pulitzer for drama‚ and a Tony for the Best Play. This play has been performed on Broadway several times; in February of 1949 it ran for 742 performances and was continually acclaimed. Linda Loman the wife of Willie Loman‚ the salesman‚ a typical woman of her era‚ was a homemaker‚ busy cooking
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Death of a Salesman Response The Loman family is a family that people can easily relate to. The two sons‚ Billy and Happy‚ face a decision that many teens have to face. This decision is to choose their future jobs. As a teenager myself I know how tough it is to choose between doing what you like and doing what society or your parents approve‚ or what has a good income‚ etc. Willy is a salesman and he wants his sons to become business guys‚ however Billy does not like the business life‚ he’d rather
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popularizing the phrase “American Dream” in 1931 thanks to his book Epic of America. In his book he wrote “ but there has been also the American dream‚ that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man‚ with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement”. The American Dream is now a phrase known around the world. People travel from all corners of the earth for the opportunity to live this dream. The American Dream is what the average American thrives on each
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Another idea of success that Happy and Biff embodied from Willy was materialism‚ the urge to claim as many material things as they can. During Happy and Biffs childhood they observed how Willy got in dues and stole many material things just so he could feel successful. It came to the point in which he had his sons steal for him just so he can feel more empowered over things‚ and since Happy and Biff were growing around that idea they started to embody it. For instance‚ as happy got older he was just
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Comparing Death of a Salesman to The Great Gatsby In the search for the American dream many things can be lost‚ this is reflected in the novel The Great Gatsby and the movie Death of a Salesman. Both of these works demonstrate the lengths that some people will go to in order to achieve the stereotypical life of a rich‚ successful and powerful American‚ which is often referred to as the American dream. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller illustrates how the character Willy will stop at nothing to
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