... open. In my opinion 1928 seems to be the last happy time in Willy's life; it was the time when Biff was a high school senior and the star of the football team. By now it quickly becomes apparent in the story that Willy's personal ideology of life deals entirely with superficial values; he is impressed with appearance rather than substance. He ... of the Loman fantasies. Happy tries to overlook the dishonesty and tells Biff that Oliver always thought highly of Biff. In a later flashback, Willy remembers Biff saying that he "borrowed" a football from the locker room; Happy states the real...

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• Grade Level: High School

... material luxury. Even her husband, Tom, is the epitome of the All-American boy "among various physical accomplishments, he had been one of the most powerful ends that ever played football at New Haven - a national figure in a way". Daisy and Tom exude American aristocracy, although, differently then Gatsby. Daisy and Tom are "old money" while Gatsby is "new money" and not ... under the same category. The affair between Daisy and Gatsby ultimately fails and ends with Gatsby being shot and killed. The reason that this was unavoidable is that Gatsby created a fantasy so comprehensive that ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... a box of rocks not to see right though them, but I guess this is sort of the willing suspension of disbelief we talked about in class. Being Superman is the childhood fantasy of every little boy and girl (they of course want to be supergirl). He is an accurate representation of the American dream, the young immigrant who comes to the United ... land and reemphasizing strong family ties. Growing up in Kansas, we get all the central themes of an American teenager trying to stand out in America. He works on the football team, but is not happy because he wishes to play himself. He experienc...

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... realizes that in fact he has lived his life in vain, never achieving nor succeeding but remaining a shadow of his ambition. It is this sudden insight that urges him into a fantasy, afraid to face the future. It is only through Willy"'s failure as a salesman that his innate desire for the outdoors is exposed. At the end of the play, Charley mentions ... his father shattered the vision he held of him. Biff, paralyzed by reality comes to the realization that in fact there is more to life than being well liked and football. Now after searching, Biff comes to terms with exactly who and what ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... Oliver and the parents of the neighborhood girls. Biff steals many things throughout his life. When Biff was young, his father wanted, more then anything for him to be a big football star, but because of Willy's actions, he failed to realize the dream. Biff never studied at school and failed to achieve the required grade for entrance to university. Bernard told ... for Willy, however Biff is also a failure in Willys eyes because he has not lived the dream. Happy is much more like his father, he evades reality by living in a fantasy world. The play has a tragic ending of Willy still want...

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• Grade Level: High School

... Oliver and the parents of the neighborhood girls. Biff steals many things throughout his life. When Biff was young, his father wanted, more then anything for him to be a big football star, but because of Willy's actions, he failed to realize the dream. Biff never studied at school and failed to achieve the required grade for entrance to university. Bernard told ... for Willy, however Biff is also a failure in Willys eyes because he has not lived the dream. Happy is much more like his father, he evades reality by living in a fantasy world. The play has a tragic ending of Willy still want...

• Word Count: 1574
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School