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    October 30‚ 2007 Success‚ Comfort‚ Happiness‚ and Prosperity: The American Dream The ideology of the American Dream can be traced back to the flood of immigration in the early twentieth century. Families from European Countries sailed on boats from months to read the great promise America held. They left their home countries and everything they had to lead successful and prosperous lives in the US. Another form of the American Dream arose in the 1950s after the US successfully win World War II

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    hero or heroine‚ whether it may be through death or a change in fortune‚ after they understand human fate and destiny. Many authors have used Aristotle’s wise words to create tragic novels which involve tragic heroes. A tragic hero has a powerful wish to achieve a goal but which inevitably encounters limits. In the case of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ the limits that Willy Loman faces are human flaw and delusional personality. Death of a Salesman is a story about a mentally disturbed man

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    tip of the iceberg. The thing is‚ our choices shape us into who we become. In Death of a Salesman‚ Arthur Miller creates this theme perfectly through his use of characterization development on the Loman family. Miller’s splendid work of literature depicts a family that was once connected‚ spiral out of control due to the choices they made. Each member of the family made choices‚ good and bad. Some resulting in death‚ oblivion and confusion. Others achieved personal progression and discovered

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    turn around. If an engineer never sits down to look at the faults in their prototype and redesign it based on its weaknesses‚ then they will never make anything out of it. In Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller a hard working businessman lives a stressful life chasing after the irrational quest to die the death of a salesman. Abandoned at a young age‚ Willy Loman was not born into an ideal situation‚ and with his lack of guidance he formulated his own‚ immature morals which he would center his entire

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    Realism Realism is defined as an attempt to reproduce faithfully the surface appearance of life. "Death of a Salesman" can be termed as a realistic play in many ways. The play has characteristics of an everyday-life situation. "Death of a Salesman" is almost equivalent to some families‚ in the way of Willy and Biffs disagreement on certain ideas. Willy is upset with Biff because he has not settled down and found a good job. As Happy and Biff are in the bed talking‚ Biff tells Happy‚ "I tell

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    Archetype Death of a Sales Man SITUATIONAL ARCHETYPES The Journey - Willy must go and discover job opportunities to restore fertility into his house hold‚ he also descends into a mental‚ the flashbacks‚ and real hell‚ being fired‚ in order to discover his faults. The Fall - Willy was once a very successful salesman‚ his children looked up to him and even had a woman on the side. Just like any hero‚ Willy is soon "expelled" from his paradise‚ such as being fired. Unhealable Wound - Willy’s ability

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    Dramatisation - Moral stories - Religious symbols and illusions - Realism - Literary subjects- telling a story Macbeth: “That his virtues will plead like angels…” “False face must hide what the false heart doth know” “Ourself will mingle with society and play the humble host…” “Who dare to look upon that which might appall the devil?” “… unsex me here‚ and fill me from crown to toe top-full with direst cruelty” “Look like the innocent flower‚ but be the serpent under’t” “Fair is foul and foul

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    Guiding Questions For Death of A Salesman What are Willy’s ideas regarding success? (Provide specific examples form he play) Willy believes that an individual’s success is determined mainly by their popularity & charisma He also feels that appearances are also important because they define an individual’s personality & character‚ which enable them to be well liked and therefore gain greater achievements in life “I been wondering why you polish the car so careful.” (Pg 28) The car is used

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    Loman‚ the father of Biff and Happy Loman‚ struggles to create a legacy for his two sons. Besides leaving something to his kids‚ Willy is deeply obsessed with raising his son who once bore so much potential‚ but is now a failure. In his play Death of a Salesman‚ Arthur Miller uses motifs of seeds‚ nature‚ and diamonds to bring to light Willy’s caring but ignorant nature. The motif of seeds and a garden are a metaphor for Biff. When Willy first mentions seeds and growing he states that‚ “The grass

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    Alberto Foster AP Literature 17 September‚ 2012 Mrs. Pillalis Throughout the play Death of a Salesman‚ a steady focus on the conflict between parent and son is apparent and specifically utilized through multiple depictions. The most obvious being the prolonged turmoil of mixed relationships between Willy and Biff‚ as well as the role that Linda keeps in providing unity and peace within the family. Through such a method‚ Miller is able to magnify the ill effects of the conflict between parent

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