one of the characters works as a salesman who appears to be insecure. Willy the salesman lies to those around him in order to feel emotionally better about his insecurities. Willy looks for anything that will emotionally keep him stable while suppressing his insecurities‚ which leads him to excessively lie to others. Ultimately he is looking for a means to escape his failures in life. Later towards the middle of the story Willy fails to remember or would rather not remember that he cheated on his
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fuller 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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The time I have worked at Smoothie Factory last summer. I remembered on my first day‚ I had a duty to clean the counter shelf. As I cleaned‚ I mentioned that some of the protein bars on that shelf were expired. So I had a conservation with my manager and asserted him that these protein bars were expired and we could not sold them to the customers. But what surprised me the most that the manager already acknowledged these expired bars as he said it very casual. So then I said "I am pretty sure it
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When one achieves wealth and happiness‚ they’re considered successful. In Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Fences by August Wilson‚ both protagonists Willy Loman and Troy Maxson go through many trials and tribulations trying to achieve this wealth and happiness through the American Dream. These trials and tribulations not only allow the reader to identify the characters’ hubris‚ but also their bitter‚ inconsiderate personalities. Furthermore‚ it was not America holding these characters back
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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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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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However‚ when things are not looking so bright in Willy Loman’s business and family situations‚ Willy is looking for all the negatives instead of focusing on the positives. Willy Loman from Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is a more successful character compared to Jay Gatsby from F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby in their family situations‚ their business conditions‚ and the fulfillment of their American dreams. From a perspective of family‚ Willy is missing the good that he has but Gatsby has
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to crack under the pressure. Willy constantly pushes his sons in the business field‚ mistreats his wife‚ Linda‚ who has been nothing but supportive‚ and even arguing with Charley who is more than compassionate and loans Willy money every month. Biff‚ Happy‚ and Linda never argue with Willy directly because they are afraid that it will completely deteriorate any sanity he has left. They resort to arguing behind his back‚ but Linda is the only one that sticks up for Willy. Biff shouts at her‚ “Stop making
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Hamlet ultimately overcomes his imperfection and avenges his father’s death. Conversely‚ Willy Loman never surmounts his self destruction. Author Miller portrays Willy as a self indulgent salesman who lives in his own lies and pity‚ ultimately leading to his demise. Though the two characters hold similar qualities‚ only one possesses the traits of a tragic hero. Although many similarities exist between Hamlet and Willy Loman‚ only Hamlet exemplifies the qualities of a tragic hero. Aristotle’s theory describes
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his play Death of a Salesman‚ Arthur Miller skillfully presents the nomadic mind of the bewildered salesman‚ Willy Loman. Miller says‚ “I wished to create a form which‚ in itself as a form‚ would literally be the process of Willy Loman’s way of mind.” He accomplishes this through the blending of past memories with present reality‚ stage descriptions‚ and the obsession of his career. Since Willy plants all his faith into the “greatest country in the world” that promises itself to be the land of success
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