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    one of two film adaptations of Roald Dahls 1943 children’s book. This 2005 rendition‚ directed by the eccentric Tim Burton‚ infamous for his dark fantastical works in film‚ is said to be most loyal to the book versus the 1971 version entitled Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory . Like the book‚ the film conveys a heavy theme of morality and family. The motif throughout the movie is bad children are punished while good children earn the coveted rewards. In this case‚ an entire chocolate factory

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    Willy Deception

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    Willy Loman is a 63 years old man who works as a salesman and lives in New York. He drives to Boston and Portland to make sales. The energy it takes to drive for so long has put Willy into stress and too much to bear. Willy is so obsessed on living the “American dream” that he thinks he has it all. Willy sometimes has these deceptions that he is very successful. These thoughts makes him feel better about himself and his life. He has two sons ‚ Biff and Happy ‚ he teaches them that if you are well

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    Willy Loman’s character can be perceived as a ‘worthless commodity in a capitalist society’ or as ‘an ordinary man’. Making close reference to the play‚ evaluate these two interpretations and assess what you think Miller was trying to show through his character. The 1949 Arthur Miller play‚ ‘Death of a Salesman’ gave birth to Willy Loman‚ a man obsessed with living life to achieve the American Dream unfortunately Willy did not achieve the Dream however he could never accept that. As his life went

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    Willy Loman

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    Willy Loman Willy Loman‚ the main character in Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman‚ is a tragic hero that chases after the American Dream for his life purpose. Willy and his brother‚ Ben‚ were abandoned by their father when they were still young. However they parted while growing up‚ Ben went to Alaska and becomes rich‚ while Willy becomes a salesman. Ben is Willy’s American dream and he wants to become Ben. Ben didn’t succeed in becoming successful like Ben‚ so he created a fantasy world where

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    and critics alike marveling at your performance and swaying the public image of yourself from negitive to positive. Mr. Sheen‚ you will be playing Willy Loman. Willy is a salesman who‚ at one time in his life‚ used to be well liked and well known‚ but is now a troubled and misguided

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    Willy Illusions

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    self image. When Willy Loman was away from home on a business trip‚ he was feeling lonely and was missing

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    by playwright Arthur Miller‚ the protagonist Willy Loman is portrayed as an unsuccessful salesman trying to support his family while trying to reach inner peace with himself. Willy’s relationships with other significant characters in the play helps define him as a character. Willy’s boss‚ Howard‚ is also a reality check. Howard treats Willy as though he is a child; he has no respect for Willy. One turning point of the play is when Howard fires Willy because he feels as if he is unfit to represent

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    Willy Loman

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    One who lives their life in truth will be happier than one who lives in lies. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is about a salesman named Willy Loman who struggles with change within his life. During the movie‚ Linda plays the role of Willy’s wife and the mother of their two children‚ Biff and Happy Loman. Linda tries to help her husband as he goes through a tough time with his job. Linda is the supportive character that tries to make peace between everyone. To begin with‚ Linda can be described

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    Willy and Gatsby

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    Willy and Gatsby Many people in the 1920s tried to achieve the American dream. In both‚ the play The Death of a Salesman and in the book The Great Gatsby‚ the idea of the American dream is making it in life. The character in the Death of a Salesman that is very eager to live the American Dream is a man named Willy Loman. Willy is an older guy that lives in the city with his wife and two sons. In The Great Gatsby it is Jay Gatsby that is attempting to live the American Dream. Gatsby

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    Willy Flashbacks

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    Now there is no doubt that Willy is clearly mentally ill from the beginning of this play but one as to wonder; is Biff right by saying that Willy "never knew who he was" (Miller 991)‚ or did Willy create a false sense of reality as a means to escape? While hallucinations are a strong sign of schizophrenia there is also something known as psychosis. Psychosis is an impaired state of reality that can be brought on by a multitude of things- from lack of sleep to actual brain diseases. Thus the curiosity

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