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    “The Glass Menagerie” and “The Death of a Salesman” In Tennessee William’s Glass Menagerie and Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman‚ the reader can see two characters who make their best effort to move on from their pasts. Biff and Tom both grudge the lives they feel cornered in‚ as if they were forced on them in the form of family responsibility; while Biff blames Willy‚ Tom blames Amanda. Both characters search for a way out from their sorrowful lives‚ often in the appearance of adventure‚ whether

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    Studieportalen.dk ~ The American Dream in Death of a Salesman ~ Death of a Salesman addresses the painful conflicts within one family‚ but it also tackles larger issues regarding American national values. The play examines the cost of blind faith in the American Dream. The American Dream is the idea‚ held by many in the United States of America‚ that through hard work‚ courage and determination one can achieve prosperity. These were values held by many early European settlers and have been passed

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    In drama‚ struggles and tensions within the lives of characters and the situations they face are important for the building of the plot and maintaining the attention of the audience. In Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Fences by August Wilson‚ the main characters of the plays face struggles which move the plot along‚ while adding anticipation and excitement. Willy and Troy face struggles internally and externally with society. Willy struggles with failing business‚ while Troy struggles

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    In the play “ Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller‚ presents a common view of the American dream. The main character‚ Willy Loman‚ struggles to become a successful salesman; he’s trying to make himself feel better by lie to his family and himself. He holds onto a strong belief in the American dream.Willy cannot face the reality and begins to daydream how to success. Although he gets fired by his boss‚ Willy never seems to give up on his dream‚ and refuse to accept a job that Howard offered to him

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    Willy’s greed is another factor to his that brings his tragedy. Greed can lead a tragic hero to make lies and description that can ruin people’s trust in that person. Wily shows signs of wanting extreme amounts of not only wealth but also being in his words being well-liked. Seeking these goals is not a terrible thing in of itself‚ but Wily has an overwhelming fixating with these two entities. When these types of people seek what they want‚ most of the time they think because someone else got this

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    “Knife” Sarah Ellis “Knife” is told by Curtis’ point of view. The LD flashback is used twice in the story. The first flashback is on pg. 8‚ paragraph 3 (ex. “And the six years vaporized into nothing.”) The second flashback which brings Curtis back to the present is the first sentence of pg. 12 (ex. “I’ve told this part like a story.”) I think the flashback is used to explain the present time of the story so that the reader can get a better understanding of what Curtis’ past was when he was

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    that they deal with in different ways‚ which proves their similarities and differences. Both Willy Loman‚ the protagonist of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman and Nora Helmer‚ protagonist of Henrik Ibsen’s A Doll’s House experience an epiphany where they realize that they were not the person the thought they were: while Willy’s catharsis brings about his death‚ Nora’s brings her to a new life; hers. Both character’s flaws bring about their departure from their respective families as well. They are

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    Death of a Salesman As a mentally unstable man‚ Willy has a very complex relationship with the people around him‚ which come a great deal from his own guilt and insecurity. His relationship with three of the characters strongly stands out from the others. These characters are his oldest son Biff‚ his only friend and neighbor Charley‚ and Biff’s childhood friend and Charley’s son Bernard. His relationship with Biff is tainted by the fact that Biff could never live up to his father’s expectations

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    For one‚ a failure to one can be seen as a success to another. It can be through a job‚ your family‚ or through financial success. In the book Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ the author brings up the topic of failure multiple times. Many of these failures are demonstrated through the struggles of the main character‚ Willy. Though the audience never actually can look into the main character’s mind

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    Death of a Salesman Act 1 I thought it was interesting the way Willy seems to always contradict himself. On page 36‚ after stating to his wife Linda that he will be a great success at work next week‚ he claims “You know‚ the trouble is‚ Linda‚ people don’t seem to take to me‚”. He also flips between calling Biff a “lazy bum” and then a “hard worker”. This contradiction between fantasy and reality seems to help Willy cope with his unsatisfactory lifestyle. Because of the abandonment from his father

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