English 102 4/14/14 Death of a Salesman Tragic dramas have been around for years‚ but the tragic hero has changed drastically. The classic tragic hero is someone of royalty or high status‚ and He is famous or adored for doing something great. The biggest trait of a classic tragic hero is that he has a character flaw. This flaw doesn’t make him evil‚ but it strongly affects his decisions‚ and eventually leads to his downfall. While modern tragedies have very similar qualities to the classics‚
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are encountered can vary from person to person. Further it is the response of the individual to the challenges of the detours that provide lessons that may be learnt. Differing representations of journeys and their challenges are explored in Death of a Salesman a play written in the context of the disillusionment of post war America by Arthur Miller‚ through the character of Willy Loman who confronts disappointment as he wastes his time consuming himself in his unachievable dream of ‘the perfect world’
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centuries. American dream is not of a fairy-tail kind. It says: hard work will bring a person success. It may be the most practical dream ever‚ a good advice actually. Life can be tough though‚ and as it turns out in Arthur Miler’s “The Death of a Salesman” just having an American dream is not enough to become rich‚ respected‚ and successful. Willy Loman’s dreams that he also passed to his sons broke on the harsh reality of life‚ mostly because of his reluctance to accept his mistakes and react
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Biff Loman exemplifies the struggle of trying to uphold the honor and expectations of a young man’s father‚ all while attempting to find self-gratitude. A young boy’s father provides the example that the boy is to follow throughout his lifetime‚ but at times the boy strays from the fathers guidelines and this can lead to turmoil. Biff was his fathers‚ Willy‚ pride and joy during his adolescent years‚ but when Biff became an adult Willy was not proud of the life he was living. Despite all of the reticule
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The Glass Menagerie‚ The Death of a Salesman‚ and Oedipus Rex are complex‚ deep stories that any reader can enjoy. The Glass Menagerie is a story about a family of three‚ a mother‚ a son‚ and a daughter who all struggle to cope with how their lives turned out. They sometimes reminisce of a happier life or a way to somehow escape life itself. The Death of a Salesman is about a depressed man named Willy who often has day dreams of what he perceives as a perfect life. Willy is angry with his life and
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Death of a Salesman: Tragedy of the Common Man Arthur Miller’s Willy Loman is a middle-aged businessman from New York‚ who has lost his touch in the working world and is struggling to make ends meet. In a changing business environment‚ Willy is unable to adapt to his surroundings in order to succeed. Though his abilities as a salesman have degraded over time‚ Willy is too proud to give up. He refuses a job that is offered to him‚ and instead he secretly gets money from his friends to make ends
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Pressures In Human Society A common idea presented in literature is the issue of the freedom of the individual in the constant pressures of society. In the play “Death of a Salesman” by‚ Arthur Miller‚ Willy Loman is a good example of this‚ as well as a sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by‚ J.D Salinger. They are both men living in a controlling society‚ and feel it is too hard to keep up with all of the
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Death of a Salesman - Context (historical‚ social‚ political and cultural) Death of a Salesman is a play that consists of a HISTORICAL background which is key to understanding the play. It was written in 1949‚ just a few years after the World War ll was over‚ meaning the United States‚ where the play occurs‚ was going through many changes. For example‚ the war caused an increase in industrial production markets and non-farming business. For the poorest Americans‚ however‚ the economic situation
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for many individuals‚ it is not the American system’s fault; instead‚ it is due to a lack of hard work and dedication from the pursuers. In Arthur Miller’s play‚ "Death of a Salesman"‚ Miller uses many different characters to contrast the difference between the successes and failures of the American system. Willy is the long time salesman who has little sales ability but his imagination makes up for it. Linda‚ Willy’s wife‚ has always been with him even through the deterioration of his practicality
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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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