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    Though Linda appears to be just an average 1950’s American housewife in Act one of Death of a Salesman‚ she is actually an important character as she represents reality‚ as opposed to Willy living in the past‚ and is the most level-headed character in the whole play. Throughout act one‚ both in Willy’s dreams and in the present‚ Linda acts as Willy’s sole source of motivation. She is always complementing him‚ "you’re the handsomest man in the world." She encourages him in his work‚ assuring him

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    Linda Loman

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    Death of a Salesman‚ through his character‚ Linda Loman‚ the author alludes to the idea that everyone‚ whether they are famous or not‚ deserves support when they are at their lowest in life. For instance‚ when Linda is talking about Willy to her sons she says‚ “He works for a company thirty-six years this March‚ opens up unheard-of territories to their trademark‚ and now in his old age they take his salary away” (40). Here‚ Miller presents how Willy has worked at his company for a long time and use

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    Life Quotes

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    That’s all you need to be a good human and prove that your existence was worth it. Keep smiling. * If you care too much; you’ll get hurt. If you care too little; you’ll lose them. It’s your choice! * The experiences end but the memories last a life time. * You know your friends are worth keeping around when you take them to meet your family and they still come around afterwards. * Each pain makes you stronger‚ each betrayal more intelligent‚ every disappointment more skillful and each

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    Quotes of Life

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    for your loved one; Artie taught me to stand up no matter how much it hurts; Mike taught me to live your own life instead of your parents’; Tina taught me about asian pride; Puckerman taught me to learn from mistakes and do better; Sam taught me about determination; Emma taught me to love unconditionally; Mr. Schuester taught me to...simply not stop believing. Glee taught me that life & music is beautiful‚ these 3 seasons were epic and irreplaceable ♥ ♥ ♥ No goodbyes as I’d surely be replaying

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    The characters Willy Loman of the play Death of Salesman‚ and Amada Wingfield of The Glass Menagerie share many comparable traits‚ but at the same time they are different in some ways. Both Willy and Amanda live in fantasy worlds. They both wish they could revel in the past and what used to be. Amanda dreams back to when she was the pampered southern belle and was called on by many gentlemen callers. She remembers being a socialite and part of the elite society in the south. Amanda has this notion

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    alludes to a time when Willy’s paternal relationship stood healthy and pleasant: (Willy) feeling Biff’s muscles You’re coming home this afternoon captain of the All-Scholastic Championship Team of the City of New York. (Biff) I got it‚ Pop. And remember‚ pal‚ when I take off my helmet‚ that touchdown is for you (Miller 67). However‚ Willy and Biff’s relationship becomes hostile‚ “You fake! You phony

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    Biff Loman Interview

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    This is your life‚ Biff Loman I: Interviewer B: Biff C: The couch Be: Bernard W: Women I: Welcome to the “This is Your Life‚ Biff Loman!” TV show‚ we are interviewing Bill Loman from “A Death of a Salesman” about the occurrences in his life and his realisation of many pivotal events which caused his revelations. (Audience clapping) I: In the originally we see that Biff eventually succumbs to his father’s tactics – with fateful consequences‚ however the discovery that Willy has a mistress

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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 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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    Younger and Willy Loman are prime examples of this‚ both pinning their hopes on unattainable dreams to hide the feelings of failure. The theme of illusion versus reality is present in both Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun and Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman through the portrayal of main characters Walter and Willy in their struggles for happiness and prosperity. Although the two characters have similar dreams‚ Walter‚ a dynamic character‚ breaks through the fantasy while Willy‚ a static

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