character‚ Willy Loman in the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller was full of flaws. Willy looked up to his older brother‚ Ben. Ben tells young Biff and Happy “when I was seventeen I walked into the jungle‚ and when I was twenty-one I walked out. And by God I was rich” (Miller 1298) Loman admire his older brother because he made money. He tried too hard to be rich. When Biff and Happy tell their father about the Loman Brothers idea‚ Willy calls it a “one-million-dollar idea!” Willy real focuses
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of a Salesman" is a story of a protagonist‚ Willy Loman‚ who is striving to achieve the dream‚ though he realizes his rights extremely late in his life struggles. According to the American dream fundamental‚ one needed to be industrious and be liked in order to success. Therefore‚ anybody with ambition‚ honest and hardworking was bound to succeed. In this story‚ some characters achieve success‚ become wealthy‚ and finally seize power over others. Willy strongly believed in American dream and knew
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the play “Death of a Salesman” by‚ Arthur Miller‚ Willy Loman is a good example of this‚ as well as a sixteen year old boy named Holden Caulfield in the novel “The Catcher in the Rye” by‚ J.D Salinger. They are both men living in a controlling society‚ and feel it is too hard to keep up with all of the expectations. Holden is always looking at the world in a negative way‚ pointing out the negativity in everyone‚ and everything around him. Willy on the other hand is an old man with two children‚
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a modified stream of consciousness point of view. These literary devices combine together to add a deeper meaning to the play and because all of the symbols and themes are not as conspicuous‚ they provide insight into the protagonist Willy’s mind. Willy is a traveling salesman who cannot seem to keep his mind solely in the past or the present and his thoughts seem to be extremely convoluted and all over the place. The fact that Miller included more discreet devices instead of declaring them almost
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confront his failure as a salesman and human being. Willy Loman - protagonist Linda - his wife Biff and Happy - his Sons The trouble with the brothers is that they weren’t brought up to grab money. ACT II - Willy examines various visions. Driving off in his car Willy crashes against a wall in a frenzy of sound. - Linda mourns the death of Willy - A salesman is got to dream. But whether self destroyed or murdered by his civilization Willy is ready for the death so that his sons shall live happily
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In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman‚ societal expectations to achieve the American Dream cause Willy and Biff Loman to struggle in freeing themselves of this notion. The American Dream holds the expectation of success‚ and for these two characters‚ it causes much hardship in their lives. Willy possesses a skewed idea in obtaining this idea. As a result‚ Biff feels trapped because of his father’s unwillingness to compromise his own view of the American Dream with Biff’s perspective and desires
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visions of the American Dream with the successful ones. Willy Loman‚ a traveling salesman‚ chased his American Dream of economic independence‚ better life conditions and better future for his family‚ but did not achieve his dreams. He dreamt of expanding his territory north and/or getting a promoted to an office job in New York. He worked hard throughout his life‚ but was unable to earn money enough to pay his debts and look after his family. Willy Lowman spent his entire
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Ryan Jones Ms. Dye AP Literature 2 February 2011 Devastation‚ Lies‚ Death of a Salesman The play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is about the events leading up to the death of a man‚ this man is Willy Loman. Willy may have been a father to two men but these two men were not sons to this man. They were once proper sons but a fateful event changed it all. This family’s history has been shrouded in the darkness of lies. Some of these lies are denial and others are deception‚ a common
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miller’s death of a salesman‚ Biff and Willy had a complicated relationship along these years. This all happened and started when Biff caught Willy having an affair with other woman. From that moment‚ Biff gave up on this future and his dream of getting into the University of Virginia‚ and his relationship and admiration to his father. The Boston hotel room retreat scene late in Act 2 is significant because it changed Biff’s goals‚ his relationship in Willy and between family‚ and revealed Willy’s
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Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman is looked upon as a paradigm of modern tragedy by many casual readers and scholars alike. His portrayal of Willy Loman‚ an aging salesman who must come to face the deterioration of both his family and career‚ stands as a powerful illustration of the failed American Dream. Yet‚ Millers tragedy is different from most that have come before him. That is‚ its protagonist does not seem to resemble the heroic figures that have come to characterize the genre. In his work
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