Within The Crucible and Death of a Salesman‚ Arthur Miller’s most famous plays‚ are two important protagonists that accompany a similar role in society. In The Crucible‚ John Proctor is a highly respected and strong man in society‚ but his few weaknesses bring him to a screeching halt and to his own death. Willy Loman‚ the protagonist in Death of a Salesman‚ is a vital father figure that again accompanies many weaknesses leading to his unhappy death. Both characters have exceptionally similar but
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Although there are many themes in the play Death of a Salesman‚ one that particularly stands out is the idea of the American Dream. This set of ideals‚ which are recognized nationally in the United States‚ states that since America is a free land it can offer many opportunities for success. It allows people to move upward or forward on both a financial and social scale. Willy Loman genuinely believes in those ideals‚ but he ends up seeing them in a delusional way. To him any man who is humane‚ attractive
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In Theodore Roethke’s poem‚ “My Papa’s Waltz‚” a child and the father appear to be dancing. The author uses descriptive words to explain the dance that is happening between the father and child. The child’s experience in the poem is not a pleasant one‚ we see this throughout the detailed lines. The father in the story appears to be very drunk. This is seen in the very beginning of the poem. The child states: “The whiskey on your breath / Could make a small boy dizzy” (lines 1-2). It is also apparent
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In “My Papa’s Waltz”‚ there is a significance in the syntax of the line
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Death of a Salesman Essay In the play The Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ an event which influenced me to think differently about the dangers of a materialistic and consumerist society was the suicide of Willy. A critique‚ Nas Mulhasas wrote‚ “Miller alludes ‘American dream’‚ which is an effect of capitalism and consumerism‚ through the depiction of the protagonist Willy... and moves further to criticize these ideas by showing tragic end of Willy Loman.” Throughout the play‚ the reader can
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an antagonising rival might end up becoming quite a good friend. This phenomenon occurs in literature as well. In seventh grade‚ I was required to read My Papa’s Waltz. When I first read it I fixated on the whiskey and drunkenness‚ especially on the parts where it described‚ “At every step you missed‚ my right ear scraped a buckle” (My Papa’s Waltz‚ lines 11-12). I visualized this drunk‚ violent stupor. In reality‚ however‚ it was just someone dancing with his drunk dad‚ clumsily holding on. Although
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Use of Language in “My Papa’s Waltz” The use of language‚ and how the poet forms the language into his or her own‚ is essential to conveying the theme of the poem to the reader. In “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke‚ imagery‚ diction‚ and the overall meter of the poem contribute to the reader’s understanding of the theme. The complexity of Roethke’s chosen language emphasizes the ambiguities and tensions within the father-son “waltz”. Through the use of these poetic devices‚ Roethke is able
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reason for the deadly plague. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is a play in which a man named Willy struggles with his internal condition and everyday life. He is not able to sell enough product or to ever meet his quotas. He has great pride in his sons and family and takes his own life in order for them to have a better life. In the play Oedipus the King‚ the tragedy that befalls the kingdom and Oedipus is so much more relatable and understandable than Death of a Salesman. Oedipus is the superior
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The Death Of A Salesman v.s. The Crucible In The Death Of A Salesman‚ the main character‚ Willy Loman‚ is a unsuccessful salesman caught up in high hopes for his sons‚ Biff and Hap‚ who both also soon become failures. Willy’s flaw is that he has filled his sons up with so much hot air that he is not satisfied when they do not succeed‚ and regrets to believe where they stand in life now‚ as average men. Willy’s reversal of fortune comes right after Biff’s last year of high school. It seems
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Dysfunctional Relationships The novel Lives of the Saints by Nino Ricci is story narrated by a 7 year old boy named Vittorio. Throughout the book Vittorio learns many lessons but ultimately loses his innocence. He starts to feel alienated because every relationship around him is falling apart. He tries everything to fit in but even his relationship with his own mother is weak. Nothing seems to ever work out for poor Vittorio. At the start of the book Cristina gets bitten by a snake in the
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