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    When coming across acts 1 and 2 in The Death of the Salesman we have read through many symbolic objects and patterns in the novel. Cheese: When Linda buys Willy a new type of cheese‚ Willy becomes very upset because‚ and as was stated before‚ he fears making a huge change in his life‚ although he ironically at the same time wants nothing but change in his life in order to realize his dreams. It is because Willy never makes a decision between these two extremes that he becomes a tragic figure‚ without

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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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    Death of a Salesman: Symbols Many symbols are incorporated into the play "Death of a Sales man" and they in turn relate to both character and theme. The hose‚ tape recorder and the seeds are some of these symbols. The hose in Miller’s drama directly relates to the theme of d eath. The hose is a line attached to the gas main in Willy’s house which allows him to snif f the gas. This action can be seen as Willy’s suicide wish‚ and escape from the realities of life. As seen in the loss of his job and

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    Throughout the play "Death of A Salesman" by Arthur Miller‚ Willy Loman’s misguided pride leads to his tragic failure and lack of accomplishment. Willy’s pride and attitude cause him to brag constantly to his family and friends about his career. His pride also causes him to put a lot of pressure on his sons because he will not accept anything less than the best from his boys. Willy’s attitude is a dangerous thing to himself and his family because his constant bragging gives his family and himself

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    “O‚ full of scorpions is my mind dear wife!” “But now I am cabbin’d‚ cribb’d‚ confin’d…” “I am in blood step’t so far that‚ should I wade no more‚ retrning were as tedious as to go o’er” “I have no words. My voice is in my sword.” Death of a Salesman: “Someday I’ll have my own business‚ and I’ll never have to leave home anymore!” “Willy never made a lot of money‚ his name was never in the papers…” “…because its not what you do‚ its who you know and the smile on your face” “Once in

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    In ‘Death of a Salesman’ written by Arthur Miller‚ Bernard is shown as a tremendously memorable character. Throughout the play‚ his contradictions to Biff‚ poor judgments of him and his parent- like personality are well presented. By using the character‚ Miller tries to convey the moral messages and develops an attention grabbing plot First‚ Bernard’s contradictory character compared to Biff‚ makes him memorable. Bernard is literally everything that Biff is not. Biff is a high school football

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    Death of a salesman plot development (I have artificially broken up act one into logical scenes‚ and while there are no clear markers of scene boundary they are often characterised between alternating between the illusory/nostalgic and the real. [scene 1&2 are the ‘thesis (p1-20) where Loman family present is presented‚ the antithesis is scene 3‚ 20-31‚ where Loman family past is shown to be harmonious as opposed to beleaguered and unemployed.] Scene1‚ Willy is losing it: • Willy enters

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    In Arthur Miller’s play‚ “Death of a Salesman‚” there are many themes present throughout‚ most notably the theme of the American Dream. Readers are introduced to the American Dream most importantly through Willy‚ the main character. The power of the American Dream over society begs readers to ask the question‚ how has the American Dream influenced Willy Loman’s life and death as a salesman? While the American Dream may be a great desire in life for Loman‚ it creates a product out of a human and thereby

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    and the reflection their decisions have on their children. Naive children who have not developed their own opinion on the world base their views and ideals around those closest to them. Therefore‚ when a parent continuously lies like Willy Loman in Death of a Salesmen‚ they force their child to see life through a frosted glass‚ perpetually torn between the reality of society and how they were told to view it. These contorted views reach children first but begin poisoning the

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    Death of a Salesman The world is an oyster‚ but you don’t crack it open on a mattress! (32‚ 23-24) Death of a Salesman is a play written by Arthur Miller that represents the postwar American living. The protagonist‚ Willy Loman – a salesman – is a peculiar character which portrays the feelings and ambitions of a man of that time. Despite being a person that lives of dreams‚ he has a realistic idea about achievements in life. Talking to his son Happy after a daydream about his brother Ben‚ Willy

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