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    Superman When most people think of a hero they think of superheroes‚ a famous celebrity‚ a great sports player‚ or their parents. Would someone call a forgetful and stubborn person a hero? Chances are they would not. In Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman‚” Willy Loman is not a tragic hero because he does not fit Aristotle’s assertions that a tragic hero must arouse pity in the reader‚ feature a hero that is good‚ and feature a hero whose downfall is “brought upon him not by vice and depravity

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    Death of a Salesman” Willy Loman is the main character in this drama. He is 60 years old and has been a salesman for 35 years. He has never really been successful despite his aspirations to be. After 35 years of being a salesman Willy finds himself feeling defeated by his lack of success and his difficult home life. He is married to Linda‚ a dutiful wife and mother. Together they have two sons‚ Biff and Happy. Willy and Linda have a good relationship despite the circumstances. Linda is supportive

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    Brodie wall Mss.Scott Ela 30-2 April 10/13 Death of a sales man Do our ideals and belief’s change from being influenced by others? I believe at a young enough age and hearing others ideals will eventually influence a person’s perspective or attitude eventually in a bad way. Specifically this is most evident in families such as children taking the ideals of the parents subliminally. In the play death of a salesman the protagonist Willy and his ideas and perspectives affect the beliefs of his

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    (Dictionary.com). The American Dream is “a life of personal happiness and material comfort as traditionally sought by individuals in the U.S” (Dictionary.com). The image of America is presented negatively in the novel The Great Gatsby and the play Death of A Salesman because it is depicted as a materialistic lonely place. In the novel The Great Gatsby loneliness is brought to the reader’s attention when Tom’s mistress‚ a lower class women known as Myrtle Wilson‚ is killed‚ and when his wife is considering

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    Death of a Salesman Symbols. “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller is a play with a lot of symbols and and themes. This play is wrought with symbolism from the beginning of it‚ from the first‚ opening scene. Symbolism is a very important part of this play‚ it illustrates Willy’s whole life‚ all his successes and failures in life. A lot of the symbols are either symbolizing something wanted but impossible to reach‚ or some goals in life and Willy’s future. Symbols could be found almost everywhere

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    Death of a Salesman In the play “Death of a Salesman” the major character was the father Willy Loman. He was the father of two sons Biff and Buddy Loman and a busy business man who had a dream that he wanted to pursue. “Death of a Salesman” is based on painful conflict with a family and it also talks about family issues that are going on within that household. Not only is Willy Loman the chief character of the play but it is primarily from his psychological perspective that the play’s dramatic

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    Alex Barnett Professor Wright APELANG 25 April 2013 Death of a Salesman deals with a loss of identity and a man’s inability to accept change within himself. The play is the memories‚ dreams‚ confrontations‚ and arguments‚ that make up the last 24 hours of Willy Loman’s life. The three major themes within the play are denial‚ contradiction‚ and order versus disorder. While the article‚ “Causes of suicide not always straightforward”‚ discusses the factors that can cause a perfectly normal person

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    Death of a Salesman Essay Whenever a person does something to harm themselves‚ people believe that it is their friends and families fault for not seeing that they need help and helping them‚ but this is not always the case. In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman‚ Willy Lowman loses his mind and eventually kills himself but this cannot be blamed on his lack of support. Willy was raised to believe and act a certain way and from there it is hard to break that mindset since it was installed so young

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    By: Raleigh Mullin In the play‚ Death of a Salesman‚ the main character‚ Willy Loman’s tragedy is due to both his own flawed character and society’s flaws. Advancements in science throughout this century have led to tremendous advancements in industry. In this case however‚ advancements in industry have not always led to advancements in living conditions. For some‚ society has created mass wealth. For Willy Loman‚ however‚ mass society has created only tremendous grief and hardship‚ based on

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    Discuss “Death of a Salesman” as a film. How could this film be more film-like? The well known late 1980’s play Death of a Salesman was beautifully crafted and opened my mind up to the reality of some people’s fantasies. When I first began to watch the play‚ I had immediately noticed that it was a play and not a movie. Usually in a film‚ there is a hero‚ heroine‚ climax‚ something they are fighting for‚ and usually (nine times out of ten) a happy‚ heroic ending. This movie included none‚ at

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