Willy's Useless Advice About Success Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is a play that illustrates a family that lives in a dream world but ultimately comes into reality. ... Willy Loman, husband and the father of two sons, is a sixty-year-old, insecure traveling salesman. ... On the other hand, after thirty-four years at the firm, Loman only earns commission and constantly borrows money from Charley to pay bills. ... Oliver, Willy gives some awful advice about how he should use his persona to impress the potential employer. ... The salesman is too driven by his needs of self-f...

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In the play, " Death of a Salesman" , Arthur Miller depicts a typical dysfunctional family. ... Willy Loman is a salesman who after thirty-four years of being on the road, is slowly starting to deteriorate physically as well as mentally. Upon his being fired, Willy tries to understand why he has failed as a salesman, a father, and as a husband. ... Their lack of communication is again apparent when Willy is getting ready for bed with Linda, and he's instructing Biff on his conduct in his meeting with Bill Oliver the next day. ... Further, more convincing evidence of the lack of respect ex...

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Corruption In the play, Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, Linda Loman's character is portrayed two different ways. ... An example of this, is when Biff goes to see Bill Oliver about a job. The two of them have not seen each other in twenty years and when they did know each other Bill Oliver did not know Biff too well. Willy thought Bill would recognize Biff and offer him a job on the spot. ...

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The Dysfunctional Family In Arthur Miller's drama, "Death of a Salesman" the protagonist is a sixty-year-old salesperson by the name of Willy Loman. ... More evidence of the lack of respect existing in the family occurs when Willy meets Happy and Biff at the restaurant on the day of Biff's meeting with Bill Oliver. ...

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The death of Willy Loman was tragic and he was also a fool. ... All of these factors helped with Willy's mental undoing and ultimately his death. ... Willy was on his way to Portland when he claimed that he was tired to death and had to return to New York. ... He also spun a lie that makes Biff believe that he used to work for someone named Bill Oliver. ... He put the idea so far into Biffs head that Biff believed that Bill said if he ever need anything that to come to him. ...

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