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    are acquainted with Lady Macduff‚ a huge contradiction to the play’s pattern of turbulent women. Her appearance‚ although short‚ serves to paint humanity on one of Macbeth’s victims‚ since she is presented as a motherly figured that we cannot help but sympathize with. Lady Macduff‚ along with Lady Macbeth‚

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    the citizens in this country. The diversity of opinions comprised in the American society causes significant variation to the interpretation of this term from person-to-person. An example of these discrepancies is depicted in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman. In this play‚ Miller uses several different characters as a function to illustrate the widespread disparity of beliefs regarding the appropriate philosophy for the pursuit of happiness in America. Willy Loman (the central character in the play)

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    Linda figures “Well‚ it makes seventy dollars and some pennies. That’s very good.” ( Act 1‚ Scene 1) Willy felt that through being a salesman he would be able to have the American dream. However‚ Willy did not poses the qualities that a salesman needed. He would say how “if a man was impressive and well liked...”(Act 2‚ Scene 1) that he would be an excellent salesman. He got this idea when he was a younger man‚ after he meet a man named Dave Singleman. He tell’s his story

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    Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman identifies the loss of identity and a man’s inability to accept the change within him and within society during those times. The underlying thought of the play is the consistent theme of the “American Dream” that Willy believes he’s living by but in reality his interpretation of the dream is slightly flawed. He believes that by becoming successful you have to be well known by everyone and well-liked by everyone. But the American Dream is actually if you

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    Willy Loman failed as a parent. In the play‚ Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ this protagonist’s success is marred by his sons’ failures. In his attempts to sift through his past and realize the cause of such a letdown‚ Willy comes to the conclusion that his own actions are to blame. When his son‚ Biff‚ stumbles upon his secret woman‚ Biff is crushed and loses all respect. It is this incident that clears all doubts in the play and serves as an illuminating incident‚ throwing light on the once

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    He travelled around his country selling his merchandise and making money. As he grew older and older he became very self-righteous and kept this image in his head as if he were well liked and a great salesman. He did this for so long he had even tricked himself into thinking he was a great salesman. Willy does not realize that he has reached the breaking point in his career. Being very stubborn he keep working to achieve his dream. What he doesn’t realize is that by doing this he is endangering himself

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    Plot Development Biff and Happy return home after having left Willy alone at Frank’s Chop House. They bring Linda a bouquet of roses which she knocks down to the ground in anger at the boys for having abandoned Willy. Linda insults her boys and accuses them of not caring about their father. Happy acts innocently and downplays what he has done wrong whereas Biff accepts what he has done wrong and even degrades himself by announcing that he is the "scum of the earth." Biff wants to speak to his father

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    the style they were written in and because they are iconic books in american literature‚ but they often do not relate to our lives. However‚ Death of a Salesman is different‚ it is a book that is read because it is relevant to people’s lives. The book follows the Loman family which consists of Willy and Linda‚ the parents of Happy and Biff. Willy is a salesman who has recently been struggling with his job and talking to himself. Willy talks to himself more when his son Biff is around. Willy always

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    American Dream is unsurprisingly one of the most prevalent themes throughout American literature. From Huckleberry Finn (Twain) to Death of a Salesman (Miller)‚ the idea is prevalent in most of the American classics. In Huckleberry Finn‚ the dream represents the ability to be free on the river away from the rules and racism of society‚ while in Death of a Salesman it represents a workingman’s failure to achieve his goals. Both have opposing narratives regarding the dream‚ based upon the times in

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    In the play Death of a Salesman‚ Arthur Miller recounts the story of a man named William Loman and his family. The story mainly concerns Willy’s determination to become the success he once was and to pass on his success to his oldest son Biff. Written in both the present and the past‚ the story unravels via Willy’s memories and hallucinations. Miller uses the past as a means of explaining what caused the characters to be the way they are in the present‚ as well as their present actions. The main

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