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    Gatsby and his father‚ Mr. Gatz‚ was quite different compared to that of Biff and Willy Loman. However‚ both relationships improved immensely when each character realized the amount of love they actually had for the other. Jay Gatsby had reinvented himself as a wealthy person instead of poor. In Gatsby’s youth “his parents were shiftless and unsuccessful farm people--his imagination had never really accepted them as his parents at all‚” (Fitzgerald 98). So he left his parents‚ achieved his new state

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    The Lomans in the play Death of a Salesman are exemplar of the average American family trying to live up to their aspirations of being extremely successful during the mid 1900s. The American dream for many in the 1950s involved success in the job industry‚ peace‚ as well as overall prosperity. However‚ Arthur Miller develops the Loman family in a way that sets them up for failure as the Lomans are crumbling in terms of their relationship with each other and society itself. For example‚ Miller states

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    DEATH OF A SALESMAN ARTHUR MILLER Arthur Asher Miller (October 17‚ 1915 - February 10‚ 2005) was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre‚ writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons (1947)‚ Death of a Salesman (1949)‚ The Crucible (1953) and A View from the Bridge Miller was often in the public eye‚ particularly during the late 1940s‚ 1950s and early 1960s‚ a period during which he testified before the House Un-American Activities Committee

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    techniques in Death of a Salesman. From a technical point of view‚ Miller was welcomed by those involved in the practical craft of theatre. In his plays‚ we find challenge and convention‚ boldness and caution‚ daring technical experiment and poetic dialogues. In Death of a Salesmanhis new dramatic techniques- unrealistic setting‚ music‚ lighting‚ etc.-all generated a sense of mutation of old forms and conventions. Death of a Salesman concentrates on Willy Loman‚ an exhausted middle aged salesman‚ who

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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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    Betrayal in Death of a Salesman – Paper 2 The word Betrayal is never used throughout the play by Arthur Miller‚ but it is constantly shown through the actions and thoughts of the characters. And in the end betrayal of Willy is the reason why his family doesn’t have the luck and fortune he was hoping for all the time. In Death of a Salesman‚ Arthur Miller uses the theme of betrayal in a way to draw parallels. The parallels show how Willy Loman and his family are slowly drowning in their belief of

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    Death of a Salesman Header/title including a visual representation or symbol Consideration of colour‚ text size and font Present an analysis of issues and ideas linked to your class texts and areful choice of hyperlinks relating to these subjects Visual representations of your chosen and ideas Character section should profile one charcter from each of your texts‚ detailing their background‚ interests‚ etc Compose a blog with at least three messages on a topic relevant to an issue linked to your

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    something behind for his or her children. Willy 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

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    5/5/2013 ENLG 115 “Death of Two Families” The plays Hamlet and Death of a Salesman have many themes in common‚ but two of the important themes from both plays are family and love. These two themes are the most prevalent in both plays. Family seems to be the fundamental theme throughout both of these plays; both having parents that want the best for their kids but do not interact with them very much. The love theme is a bit trickier because both do not show it directly‚ but hint to it throughout

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    Introduction: Just the basics Past to Present: My family has been a huge impact on the person that I am today. The values and lessons that they have taught me throughout the years will always help guide me through life. Some of the values and lessons they have taught me are always try your best‚ if you put your mind to something you can achieve anything‚ and the most important lesson they have taught me is to always follow your dreams and never settle. My family has always been there for me

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