Throughout the years many have tried to analyze and interpret Arthur Miller’s character Willy in the novel Death of a salesman‚ attempting to establish his real influences and manipulation of the plot and fellow character’s outcome. After my studying of the novel I have come to the conclusion that Willy’s character is both a victimizer and a victim. Willy’s action influences his family’s lives in various ways such as brainwashing his son Happy into pursuing his competitive and destructive desire
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in a success-driven society and shows the tragic path which eventually leads to his suicide. Willy Loman believes in what he considers the promise of the American Dream wholeheartedly‚ which is based on the Declaration of Independence stated by Thomas Jefferson in 1776: "We believe that all men are born with these inalienable rights - life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness."(Malone‚ 28) However‚ Willy is too caught up in this masculine dream and it does not succeed as he wishes. He tries to live
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Willy should be considered a tragic hero. Throughout the book‚ The Death of a Salesman‚ we see how Willy’s character develops and how he is a tragic hero. Some may argue that he is not a tragic hero because he is not a good father due to his excessive pride‚ but this can be overlooked since Arthur Miller‚ the author of the play‚ even supports the fact that he is a tragic hero. Furthermore‚ the flashbacks willy sees show that he does indeed wants to be a good father which means that he is a tragic
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Willy has been a salesman all his life; promoting and deals are all he knows‚ and it has extended from his business into his own life. For quite a long time he has attempted to shape and shape his life into one that is the most engaging; from his children‚ Biff and Happy‚ being upbeat‚ effective representatives like him‚ to his marriage to his wife Linda‚ and particularly his vocation. Willy is an extremely defective man who has committed numerous errors‚ however over the long run he has decided
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陈芳妹 Fangmei Chen 20080100117 Class 05 Readings from 20th Century British and American Drama The Unsuccessful Willy Loman Willy‚as a man of 63‚is supposed to come to an age where everything should be settled down.However‚he is still suffering in his job even before he commits suicide.His financial situation is unsecure.His wife has to repair her stockings instead of buying
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Willy Loman an Existentialist? Can anyone control their life? Is the power of control in human beings’ hands to make choices and set or know the exact outcome of those choices? Personally‚ I don’t believe that human beings are awarded with such a power as to be able to change any aspect of their lives. The purpose of my essay is to focus on the life of Willy Loman‚ a protagonist in a play called Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Is Willy Loman an existentialist or he thinks he has no control
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constraints‚ Miller juxtaposes the dullness of the Lomans’ “present” existence with the natural world around them (Miller 1). Almost immediately upon returning from work‚ Willy remarks how he caught himself “looking at scenery” and noticing that “the trees are so thick‚ and the sun is warm” (Miller 3). The fact that‚ in admiring the scenery‚ Willy “forgot” he “was driving” and almost crossed “over the white line” highlights the tension between the boundaries of the material and the natural worlds (Miller 3)
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Willy Loman’s moral compass often does not point true North in his life and the series of dishonest statements over many years eventually lead to his demise and detriment of his family. When his boys were young‚ Willy makes many promises of great riches and achievements for them‚ something he lives for‚ but never really has. While Willy continually puts Biff on a pedestal‚ setting him up for failure‚ he barely pays attention to his younger son‚ Happy‚ who simply desires respect and affirmation from
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is about a salesman‚ Willy Loman‚ who is a nobody and dies like a nobody. Willy is a failure‚ as both a father and a businessman. Along the journey of his life‚ many people impacted him. Willy’s son‚ Biff‚ plays a large role in Willy’s life. Biff is essentially what Willy aspired to be. Successful‚ popular‚ and going places. Since Willy could not be these things‚ he forced them on Biff‚ as if Biff’s success on the field could equate to success in the business world. Willy becomes so wrapped up
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nothing you can do about it. In the play‚ “Death of a Salesman‚” by Arthur Miller‚ Biff Loman‚ Willy Loman’s son suffers the most from Willy’s illusions and imaginations by having Willy lack parental guidance since the beginning‚ Willy thinking appearance in the key to success‚
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