... feels Americans set dreams too big to attain. In the play "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller it show how the American Dream blinds people and leaves them unable to see the faults of their dreams. The characters in "Death of a Salesman" can relate to Anthony Brandt's view on Americans. ... very contrary Charley, Willy's neighbor attains successes and wealth with his business, while his son Bernard attains wealth and success with his job as a lawyer. Both Bernard and Charley don't strive for the American Dream, that Willy and sons strive so hard for, and still they become wealthy and s...

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... "Death of a Salesman" written by Arthur Miller we are shown a typical 50's family and how they react in situations between father and son. In this play, Miller relays a theme that still exists today, the reality that fathers have a hard time communicating both their feelings and their opinions to their sons without coming on too harsh or soft. Every family has expectations for their children ... , often the parents have higher expectations for their first borns. Fathers often push their idea's ... ,beleifs and actions onto their children regardless if they are good or ... ...

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... always believed he would be the one to conquer the American Dream. But when Biff discovers his fathers infidelity, the dreams which his father engraved in him are lost. Biff is lazy and unsuccessful in his fathers eyes. Biff is in search of himself, and believes traveling out West is the answer. He believes traveling to the West will help in the search of ... the American Dream, when he releases the truth to his father's misconceptions. Happy Loman is Willy and Linda's youngest son and Biff's younger brother. He is envious of Biff and has followed behind him throughout Biff's glory days...

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... the end of his career. The biggest problem for the Loman family was his efforts to bring his wife and two sons down with him as he struggles to make ends meet. He is an ignorant and stubborn man that believes that both he and his family are something that they are not. His pursuit of the "American Dream" throughout his life leads him ... several scholarship offers. His other son, Happy, as the name suggests, was a "ladies man" and was very popular also. With the early prosperity of his sons, Willy felt that his offspring would succeed and become rich one day. He never believed otherwise...

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... . After working hard for his whole life, Willy wakes up to realize that he is a failure. On top of all of this, both of his sons despise him. His wife is very loving towards him but he does not take time to appreciate it. Because he is a failure, Willy starts to go ... there are vivid flashbacks of Willy in his youth. He begins making a salary of $170 per week, he buys a nice home in the suburbs, and has two sons. Life was good at that time. But by the end, Willy dies without a job. Modern buildings have surrounded the neighborhood that was so nice when ... ordinary man. But at the sam...

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... lifestyle is the main character Willy Loman. His whole life is based on the illusion that he is successful because he is well-liked and good looking. He raises his two sons on this premise and feeds it to them day after day. Willy is a dreamer. Willy grades his life on the success he has as a salesman. ... relationship. Biff believes that what his father tells him is true and later in life realizes that Willy has formed Biff's values and they are not the values Biff believes in. Willy sees himself as one of the founding fathers of the company he works for and helped name the man who is no...

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... that analyzes the relationships of a family in search of the "American Dream."" The plays plot specifically focuses on the relationships between the protagonist, Willy Loman, a salesman, and his sons, Biff and Happy. In attempting to steer his sons to a better life, Willy in turn tapers their futures, destroying his own life as well. In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller invisible walls can be ... , Happy yells, " No that's not my father. He's just a guy - (Miller 1184) one can see the poor relationship developed between Willy and his sons. Willy dedicated himself so much to the succe...

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... Biff loses all respect for him taking away the last bit of positivity left in his life, "Wives and sons go to great lengths to protect their families, lies that have been perpetuated for years are exposed, family members fail to understand themselves and one another,and fathers and sons have conflicting views about what is important in life"" (Loos 19). The biggest turning point in the ... play, and in Willy's life, was Biff's discovery of the affair. Biff and Willy seemed to have a great relationship, and Biff looked up to his father because he seemed to be a great ... man. The affair...

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... of a man who tries to do things right as he sees them but is destined to fail from the outset. This is not a play of hope, but a tragedy and for the play to be an effective tragedy it is important that the audience can relate to the lead character. For this end Arthur Miller's lead character "Willy Loman" is ... popular or as he puts it "well licked". Although this turns out to be his major flaw, as Willy sees it he is giving his sons advise that will help them in the real world, just as most fathers do. Willy does all he can to provide for his family; "When he has to go to charley every...

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... most obvious response would be to simply be a good parent. Yet, with single mothers raising a family alone, good fathers are scarce. What exactly, then, makes a good father? A good father is one who will encourage and motivate his child, yet not force the child to do something that the child strongly does not want to do. He ... so frequently that he has never had the opportunity to truly get to know his own sons. As a result, he cannot love them as a father should; his love for Biff has been based on his achievements as an athlete, and, when Biff loses his scholarship, Willy is so devas...

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... . He thinks he is a great man that is popular and successful. His two sons Biff and Happy pick up this behavior from their father. He is idealistic, stubborn, and he has a false sense of his importance in the world. As a child he had high ideals and high hopes. He always thought he could be successful. He ... with Happy try to come up with a crazy idea of putting on a sporting goods exhibition. The problem with Willy is that he never grows up and deals with his obstacles. He is also a very stubborn man. He is like a little child that wants to do something their way even though ... chall...

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• Grade Level: High School