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    The Great American Disillusionment in Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman Conjecture clouds an American man’s pursuit of success‚ leading to unfortunate ends in Arthur Miller ’s timeless production‚ Death of a Salesman. A post-depression era drama‚ Death of a Salesman challenges its audience to analyze universal components of the American Dream. Most people consider success a collision of past effort‚ future goals‚ and an appreciation for the present. Miller ’s character Willy Loman is convinced

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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 how

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    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 causes him to

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    of no importance to him; Willy was not treated like a man at all. Denial was evident when Willy was confronted with his boss‚ and the meeting between them also represented the end of Willy’s career. We also got a glimpse of how harsh the business world was‚ there was no place for sympathy. Douglas McGregory’s theory X and theory Y Managers charts describe well with Howard’s X theory management. In present‚ we all can see 63 year old Willy has no future of sales in Howard’s firm. His desperation and

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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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    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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    Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman addresses loss of identity and a man’s inability to accept change within himself and society. The play is a montage of memories‚ dreams‚ confrontations‚ and arguments‚ all of which make up the last 24 hours of Willy Loman’s life. The play concludes with Willy’s suicide and subsequent funeral. Miller uses the Loman family — Willy‚ Linda‚ Biff‚ and Happy — to construct a self-perpetuating cycle of denial‚ contradiction‚ and order versus disorder. Willy had

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    By: Raleigh Mullin In the play‚ Death of a Salesman‚ the main character‚ Willy Loman’s tragedy is due to both his own flawed character and society’s flaws. Advancements in science throughout this century have led to tremendous advancements in industry. In this case however‚ advancements in industry have not always led to advancements in living conditions. For some‚ society has created mass wealth. For Willy Loman‚ however‚ mass society has created only tremendous grief and hardship‚ based on

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    Death of a Salesman and Fences There are many parallels that can be drawn between August Wilson’s and Arthur Miller’s main characters in both of their respective plays. While some may not be immediately obvious‚ I plan to connect many of the dots to illuminate the similar characteristics exhibited by the characters in question. Wilson and Miller both present main characters that have similarities such as

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