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    In the play "Death of a Salesman"� by Arthur Miller‚ reality and illusion is a major theme and source of conflict. Willy‚ main character of the play‚ has a hard time distinguish between reality and illusion. His flashbacks‚ mostly back to the time when Biff was still in his high school year‚ always overlap with the present days. He cannot see who he and his sons are. He believes his elder son‚ Biff‚ and his youngest son‚ Happy‚ are great and successful and cannot accept the fact that they are not

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    especially sons‚ consider their fathers’ legacy as a legend and dream to follow fathers’ footsteps. A son’s future depends on the role of the father‚ and it is so important that their family’s faith depend on their relationship. Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” consists of endless father-son conflicts due to the fact that Willy‚ an oppressive father‚ has high‚ unattainable expectations for his son Biff; while he appears to have virtually no relationship with his youngest son‚ Happy. Willy refuses

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    The Dysfunctional Family In Arthur Miller’s drama‚ "Death of a Salesman" the protagonist is a sixty-year-old salesperson by the name of Willy Loman. Willy suffers from self-delusion and is obsessed with the desire to succeed. Willy’s actions strongly influence his family‚ which contributes to their self-delusions. Willy’s wife Linda is an enabler and is codependent upon him. Linda encourages and participates in Willy’s delusions. She is unselfish and her life revolves around Willy and their

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    I. Description of Main Characters A. Willy Loman 1. Willy Loman is an aging salesman who has had to work hard for everything in his life. Throughout the story we are given a look into the skewed reality he has created for himself as the story progresses. Unlike other tragic heroes‚ Willy is unable to fully realize the situation he has been placed in. Even though he comes to a superficial understanding of himself and the sales profession‚ Willy is unable to see his own failure as

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    The play‚ ’Death of a Salesman’‚ uses Willy Loman’s frequent day dreams to give the audience insight into his mind. Viewing the hallucinations allows the audience to see important events in the Loman families past and also provides justification for the actions of the characters in the ’real time’ of the play. Willy’s fantasies are crucial to the development and structure of the play. This essay will outline the importance of dreams within ’Death of a Salesman’ focusing in particular on the prominent

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    When dreaming or setting a goal/ideal in life‚ you can’t expect for it to happen because you want it to happen. In order to fulfill your dreams‚ you have to work hard for it to happen. In the excerpt from the book Death of a Salesman‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ it suggests that as a unique individual‚ you can’t relive another person’s life or experience. Willy Loman’s main goal or dream in life to be well-liked and to be on the top. Back in the day‚ a business person‚ or salesman would be considered

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    Death Of A Salesman The play ’Death Of A Salesman’‚ the brainchild of Arthur Miller was transformed and fitted to the movie screen in the year 1986. The play itself is set in the house of Willy Loman‚ and tells the melancholy story of a salesman whom is in deep financial trouble‚ and the only remedy for the situation is to commit suicide. In the stage production of this tale‚ the specific lighting‚ set‚ and musical designs really give the story a strong undertow of depression. And logically the

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    The Expressionistic Devices in Death of a Salesman Musical Motifs From the opening flute notes to their final reprise‚ Miller’s musical themes express the competing influences in Willy Loman’s mind. Once established‚ the themes need only be sounded to evoke certain time frames‚ emotions‚ and values. The first sounds of the drama‚ the flute notes "small and fine‚" represent the grass‚ trees‚ and horizon - objects of Willy’s (and Biff’s) longing that are tellingly absent from the overshadowed

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    Be the change you wish to see in the world" (Mahatma Ghandi). In the novel "Such is my Beloved" by Morley Callaghan Father Dowling’s guilt later leads to the failure between both the prostitutes‚ Midge and Ronnie‚ and also Father himself. Due to each of the charactors‚ Midge‚ Ronnie and Father Dowling they each have life changing moments due to each others influences. Father Dowling starts off by being emotionally attached to the girls‚ but later it is evident that the two girls change him to

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    his watch out and keeps saying that he has only a few minutes or that he has to catch a train. He is always on the move while Willy remains still. Alaska‚ Africa‚ American West Death of a Salesman takes place primarily within the confined landscape of the Lomans’ home. This narrow‚ and increasingly narrowing setting is contrasted with the vastness of the American West‚ Alaska‚ and Africa. If the Lomans’ home symbolizes restriction‚ both physical and mental‚ distant locations symbolize escape‚

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