In Death of a Salesman, the central character, Willy Loman, suffers great misfortune due to his denial of reality. His denial of reality leads to the absence of concreteness in his life. For example, he advises his son, Biff to be serious when going to talk to Bill Oliver, not to use boy's words like 'Gee', be modest or look worried. Instead he should begin with a ... all, wrong." (Miller 138). While the uncontrollable force had been divine in Greek tragedies, political in Elizabethan tragedies, it seems that social environment and coincidence have replaced these in Death of a Salesman. Desp...

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... American dream and what it takes to success, the struggle to distinguish between reality and illusion, and the emotional problems of the family. "Death of a Salesman" is the story of the Loman family, especially Willy, trying to accomplish the American dream, but with no success. Willy Loman is married to Linda, and his two sons are Biff and Happy. Other ... not like what his father did, he feels sorry for him. Willy lives a life filled with false hopes. Biff and Happy tell him that they are going to talk with Bill Oliver, Biff's previous employer, to start a sporting good business. Th...

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