citizen‚ great or small. Willy Loman and Biff is the antithesis of Charley and Bernard’s character‚ respectively. Among the numerous ways that Charley and Willy are different‚ one of the key contrasts between these two men is their personalities. Willy’s characteristics in the play can be portrayed as resentful‚ and judgmental. On the other side of the spectrum‚ Willy’s old friend and neighbor‚ Charley‚ is a benevolent‚ and mellow man. Additionally‚ Charley and Willy have contrasting views on
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This is needed for the child to develop their father’s characteristics by learning from them and following in their father’s footsteps. However‚ two characters‚ lack a strong father figure and it affects them negatively. These two characters are Biff Loman‚ from Death of a Salesman and Tom Wingfield‚ from The Glass Menagerie. Both are affected differently by the deficiency of a father whom has favorable traits that would be salutary to both characters development. Instead they form the same unfavorable
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best salesman‚ just being able to sell goods and provide services‚ won’t get you very far. One must go above and beyond the normal expectations of society in the workforce. In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman the protagonist and father of two‚ Willy Loman‚ tries to do this in order to satisfy his family financially. The tragedy by the controversial American playwright is a well-known classic.
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life with happiness. Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman documents the downward spiral of Willie Loman’s aspirations and hopes for the American Dream which lead to his suicide. The film “revolves around the last twenty-four hours in the life of Willy Loman‚ a sixty-three-year old traveling salesman whose ideas of success conflict with the reality that he is living” (Sickels 76). Willie wanted the perfect life‚ but discovered it was more challenging than he fantasized. Many themes are evident throughout
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lives a stressful life chasing after the irrational quest to die the death of a salesman. Abandoned at a young age‚ Willy Loman was not born into an ideal situation‚ and with his lack of guidance he formulated his own‚ immature morals which he would center his entire life around. Willy finds what he thinks is his salvation and path to success through the Singleman Story‚ where
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Willy Loman is both a tragic figure and a pathetic figure. In a literary sense‚ he is a tragic figure. By definition a tragic figure is brought to ruin or suffers from extreme consequences of some tragic flaw or weakness of character. Willy suffers from his weaknesses of character and is brought to ruin by theses flaws. Willy made a poor choice-the adultery he fails to remember- that hurt his ability to function from that point on. His reality became intertwined with fantasy‚ and he became one
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Willy Loman’s obsession with the American Dream and its ideals has strongly affected the people Biff and Happy have become. Due to Willy’s teachings and influences‚ both his sons lead a different life from what they expected. Willy believed that his sons’ attributes would lead them to a successful lifestyle with no conflicts. Yet‚ being well-liked and attractive lead both sons to live a lie‚ nowhere near success. Biff becomes an underachiever who can’t hold a job‚ and feels dissatisfied with the
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My Happy Husband In life‚ sometimes we meet new people who could change our lives for better or worse. I met my husband in the place that I work and since that day we have become the most inseparable friends in the world. I believed my husband is one of the happiest men alive: he is funny‚ positive‚ inspiring‚ spiritual‚ and friendly. He is a very funny person. All the time he has a positive attitude. He inspired me to be the best. He is a spiritual man. He is a friendly person. All these
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Willy Loman’s Mental Breakdown In Death of a Salesman Willy Loman was a man made of false dreams. Willy Loman was a man who destroyed himself with his false hopes and dreams. Throughout his whole life he was trying to become a Salesman like his father and he thought he would die a rich and successful man. Willy Loman was a man who tried so hard to achieve the American dream but failed to do so due to the multiple circumstances throughout his life. Environment around Willy Loman has had a huge affect
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Willy Loman portrays a tragic protagonist. Although ancient philosophers like Aristotle argue that only the kingly can fully experience true tragedy. Willy Loman tragically falls with equal destruction. Due to his numerous flashbacks and loose grip on reality‚ he spends most of his time trying to escape his life. Throughout the play‚ Willy is searching for the moment his life took a wrong turn. The fact that he doesn’t understand why or how‚ with all the hard work and effort he put into his dream
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