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    Death of a salesman Theater Response Essay #2- “Death of A Salesman” For Theatre Response Essay #2‚ I chose to watch “Death Of A Salesman” by playwright Arthur Miller‚ directed by Paul Wickline. I saw the performance at the College Of The Canyons Performing Arts Center on Sunday April 2nd‚ 2011. “Death of A Salesman” was written in the 1949 and had a 742 performance run. This play is so world known that it has gone from the stage to the theater. Wickline and this production did an amazing

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    A Raisin in the sun and Death of a salesman are two stories with finance issues and strong bonds through each family. Linda Loman is a character in Death of a Salesman‚ Lena is the main is character in a Raisin in the sun. These two characters both have smart children with high hopes in life.They suffer with poverty‚ as well as disagreements with their children. The meaning of family to them is a strong bond. Some families believe money is everything‚ these two families don’t believe in “money is

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    Picture white picket fences lining newly mowed green lawns‚ each house nearly identical‚ sheltering a providing husband and dainty housewife committed to one man. To break from this archetype would be justification for a person to be treated as a social pariah. America forces people to buy into their ideas of success‚ and if a character’s goal does not align with these expectations‚ it may cause them to lead a life that they do not fit into. Human nature is the driving force that every person shares

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    Failure From Unrealistic Desire In Death of a Salesman‚ an unrealistic desire for success and materialistic goods only has a negative impact in attitude. Willy buys new modern devices in order to find happiness through luxury‚ but these new objects only incite anger from Willy because of payments he has to make. Willy has a false idea of how to become successful through charisma‚ and he is crestfallen to see that Biff is unable to live out Willy’s successful ideal. Even Biff and Happy‚ Willy’s sons

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    for his company is worthless. He believes that if a man is well liked and attractive then he will inevitably be successful and get all the material comforts offered in America. With early signs of schizophrenia‚ Willy is enclosing himself in his social world and onlookers‚ including friends and family‚ are pushed away from him. His American Dream of success is fleeting‚ as he is getting older and senile. While he is failing‚ he pushes his sons to be everything he wasn’t. They have gone through

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    Illusion vs. Reality In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman‚ Willy Loman cannot decipher the difference of illusion and reality. He roams around in a dream-like state- confused‚ and unaware of reality. Due to his inability to remain focused on the truth‚ a constant struggle developed inside of him‚ engulfing Willy’s thought process. In the end‚ Willy’s inability to accept reality results in his death. Willy Loman‚ a salesman from New York‚ was an extremely confused man. He worked a job in which

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    Death of a Salesman: Society’s Alienation of Willy Loman By: Joey Powell It is often stated that society is very judgmental. It can be seen in movies‚ literary works‚ or just an everyday walk of life. Arthur Miller chooses to portray society’s prejudice against the protagonist‚ Willy Loman‚ in his play‚ Death of a Salesman. Society‚ in this case‚ rejects Willy Loman because he isn’t upper class‚ and because he is getting up in age. Many occurrence s highlight society’s judging of Willy‚ including

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    audience can envision is what the playwright has given to us. Therefore‚ the playwrights make an extra effort to help the audience better convey the meaning of a story by paying close to exceptional detail in the setting. The plays Trifles‚ Death of a Salesman‚ and Time Flies collectively include a domestic setting that contributes to the ultimate theme. The intricate details of the setting that each playwright has placed into their play have an underlying meaning that can guide the audience member

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    for the Jones Stunting is a word used to describe a person who is showing off or trying to get attention by performing a stunt and being someone they are not‚ when in actuality your life is a disaster. In “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller‚ the main character Willy Loman is a salesman whose quintessential American Dream is flawed and directly linked to his self-worth and his eldest son Biff’s achievements. Consequently‚ Willy’s failure to achieve his idea of the American Dream‚ becomes results

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    common man’s life‚ although it is the root cause of deterioration when one bases wealth and riches as the end goal. The American Dream encompasses opportunity for prosperity‚ and the chance to to move upward in status‚ regardless of race‚ gender‚ or social class at birth. When the American Dream is associated with materialism and physical comfort‚ instead of family and spiritual values‚ an individual can become greedy and hopeless. The American Dream has often been referred to as a “fruitless pursuit”

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