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    events after knowing what they lead to. While telling the story‚ Nick realizes that he is responsible for Gatsby’s death. Nick blames himself for facilitating the events that led to the end result of Gatsby getting shot‚ and ultimately assumes responsibility for Gatsby’s death.. By reintroducing Daisy and Gatsby‚ Nick realizes that he sparked the fire that leads to Gatsby’s death. When Gatsby is over at Nick’s house‚ Nick says‚ “‘I talked with Miss Baker‚’ I said after a moment. ‘I’m going to call up

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    How is Death of a Salesman a commentary upon American society and values. Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is a commentary upon society in relation to the painful conflicts of a working class family in New York‚ who throughout their life has struggled to make a decent living and fulfil the American dream. The play illustrates its critical commentary on American society through Willy’s obsession with the Dream‚ depiction of women and the disrespect towards the “elderly.” The main theme in Death

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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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    Ben-Ari Mrs. Rowe English III March 24‚ 1998 Death of a salesman Death of a salesman The Death of a Salesman‚ by Arthur Miller is a controversial play of a typical American family and their desire to live the American dream "Rather than a tragedy or failure as the play is often described. Death of a Salesman dramatizes a failure of [that] dream" (Cohn 51). The story is told through the delusional eyes and mind of Willy Loman‚ a traveling salesman of 34 years‚ whose fantasy world of lies eventually

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    Death of a Salesman: The literal definition of “success” is the attainment of love‚ wealth‚ position‚ home ownership‚ and honor. A person must strive to acquire his or her dreams to say that they were able to acquire success. For instance‚ in the play Death of a Salesman Willy was implanted on the theory that the basis of consummation in life is to be loved. Although this wasn’t morally correct‚ it wasn’t realistically incorrect. This philosophy was brought upon by his childhood; the insecurities

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    inner conflict but also conflict with one (or more than one) other character. Explain the nature of both conflicts and discuss which one you consider to be more important terms of character development and/or dramatic impact. The play “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller is one in which successfully shows the troubling impact of inner conflict of the central character Willy Loman and also his conflict with his son Biff. Miller explores this concern through the dialogue of these characters and

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    Death of a Salesman” is a 1949 play written by Arthur Miller. This play is about an aging and struggling salesman‚ Willy Loman‚ and his family’s misguided perception of success. In Willy’s mind being liked is more important to him than anything else to him. He also believes that his self-worth is determined by material success. In the end his beliefs is what actually destroys him‚ and shows how he was wrong about himself. He dies and barely anyone attends his funeral‚ Biff decides not to follow

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    One theme that I found in both Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman” and August Wilson’s “Fences” is disloyalty and dishonesty. The main characters in both stories‚ Willy in “Death of a Salesman‚” and Troy in “Fences” both completely lost their loyalty and honesty with their wives as they have affairs with other woman. In both stories‚ Troy and Willy’s behaviors and attitudes are very different from one another in relation to how they handle their family and marriage. However‚ their actions

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    29/11/2010 Julia Peeters & Janou Hoek | V6C | IB book report | Death of a Salesman | Author: | Arthur Miller | Date of birth-death: | 17/10/1915 – 10/02/2005 | Title: | Death of a Salesman | Published by: | Penguin Classics | Year of first publication: | 1949 | Publication date of your edition: | 2000 | Relevant data on author and period: | 1932: Arthur Miller graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School‚ he worked at several menial jobs to pay for his college tuition

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    Is it acceptable for a wealthy man to get involved with a gold digger? Even though Daisy did not clearly pull the trigger‚ all the events led back to Mrs. Buchanan. I propose that Daisy Buchanan is responsible for the death of Jay Gatsby. Nick Carraway and Gatsby’s servants knew that Mr.George Wilson‚ a spiritless man from the Valley of Ashes‚ was seen entering Gatsby’s yard and soon after‚ gun shots were heard through the neighborhood. Wilson had heard from Tom Buchanan‚ “a sturdy strawhaired man

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