In the play ˜Death of a Salesman' by Arthur Miller, the playwright focuses on the theme of failure in a success oriented society. Willy Lowman was a failed salesman, who believed the propaganda of society only had room for winners. The play's theme demonstrates how ˜The American Dream' destroys people's lives by false promises. Miller's use of symbolism heightens the significance of this theme and is important to the larger context of the play ... . ˜Death of a Salesman ... ...

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... thing a rose is - (Fitzgerald 169). Nick compared Gatsby's illusions of Daisy to the idea of a rose. Nick said that Gatsby must have realized what a "grotesque- thing a rose is. In saying this Nick means is that the conventional social idea in the world about a rose connoting atheistic beauty is because people give it that symbolism. Nick believes that roses are not inherently beautiful; that it ... ever to be used. This change signifies her shattered illusions broken by her thwarted dreams. The endless quest for the fulfillment of the American Dream, can be seen in the Arthur Miller's p...

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