Death of a Salesman is widely regarded by many as one of the masterpiece play of 20th century. ... Given the complex and compelling traits of the male characters in Death of a Salesman, it is surprising that Miller chose to give so little attention to the female characters. ... "marginalization of women"(Smith, Susan H.) permeates throughout the Death of a Salesman. ... Miller's "marginalization of women" (Smith, Susan H.) in the Death of a Salesman becomes more prevalent when we see the general attitude male characters have towards women. ... In many respects, I am torn between compelli...

• Word Count: 1860
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• Grade Level: High School

In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller this lens is supported in the American Dream. ... Characterization is used effectively in revealing what type of character Willy Loman was. ... Miller chose the job of salesman carefully for his American Dreamer. ... Additionally, a salesman must sell his/her personality as much as his/her product. ... The lens, "Literature opens a dark window on the soul, revealing more about what is bad in human nature than what is good" is supported in the novel Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. ...

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Themes and Morals of "Death of a Salesman" Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" captures the motions of life through the eyes of those who have lost their identity and sense of reality. ... The "American Dream", a universal and common theme among American literature, is very evident in "Death of a Salesman. ... "Death of a Salesman" offers many valuable morals as a result of its themes. ... "Death of a Salesman" presents and elaborates upon two extremely important morals that readers shall value. Although the characters in "Death of a Salesman" have good intentions, they falter....

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Perhaps one of the greatest dramas written throughout the ages is "Death of a Salesman" written by Arthur Miller. ... Elyse Sommer did one review of the play "Death of a Salesman". ... A third review of the play "Death of a Salesman" was conducted by an anonymous author on the actual playwright. ... ""Death of a Salesman" is rightly regarded as among the best modern plays, and Miller's rightful place in history is assured" ("Review-). ... "Death of a Salesman" is one of these great pieces of literature that will go down in history as being one of the greatest dramas ever written. ...

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I recently saw a performance of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Millar at the Lyceum Theatre. ... The main character Willy Lomand cannot distinguish between reality and illusion. ... It has been claimed that Death of a Salesman is a "play for the American individual who had built his house, made his machines and enriched himself with every comfort, but still found himself more nervous than proud, more lonely than certain." ... In my opinion this is what Death of a Salesman achieves. Death of a Salesman is a sad story about Will Lomand (very much a story of his mind and was originally called...

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The plays "Glengarry Glen Ross" by David Mamet and "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller have many similarities. Mamet seems to have originated his story based on Willy Loman, the main character of Miller's play "Death of a Salesman". ... In both plays the main character is a salesman who has a professional and a personal life and neither one of them is going well. ... And here is were David Mamet goes beyond "Death of a salesman", he has a different and even more dramatic ending, an ending that leave the reader or the viewer wondering what is going to happen. In "Death of a salesman"...

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Werner-King Death of a Salesman - Act 1 Second Look In the first act of the play Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, the concepts of irony and contradiction are presented very well. ... Willy Loman is the central character in the play. Being a salesman, he has to travel frequently for his work. ... A proof for this statement would be the fact that as you read Death of a Salesman, you seem to increasingly feel bad for Linda Loman. ... This is the first act of Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller. ...

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In the play, Death of a Salesman, the character Willy Loman portrays the role of a traveling salesman who feels insecure about his persona. ... In Death of a Salesman, the theme of the "American Dream" is to have the ideal family, be successful, and well-liked. ... He isn't your average manager or Vice President of a Company, he is your average traveling salesman. ...

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Arthur Miller's play, Death of a Salesman examines the impact of American values and morals as to what constitutes "success" upon individual lives. ... He plans to become a salesman like his father. ... Ben's fortune discovering diamonds symbolizes Willy's failure as a salesman. ... In Death of a Salesman we encounter a family that has many problems and is led by a father who wants life to be perfect for him and his family, but Willy does not realize that no one has a perfect life. ... Willy Loman's technique of living out the American Dream in Arthur Miller's play De...

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Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman Essay In life, there are many lessons and trials one must endure, learn from, and then overcome. ... In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman portrays this very man; one who is lost in his own world, without a clue about life or himself. ... Yet, knowing Happy's character in the past, this again is not a very realistic idea. ... Linda has a different reaction to Willy's death. ... Willy's character is not a good role model. ...

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Success and Failure in Death of a Salesman Throughout history society's interpretations of success and failure remain fundamentally sound. ... Many of Miller's life experiences are relative to the situations he presents in the drama, Death of a Salesman. ... Furthermore, he grew-up in a "nuclear family", which explains why the plot in Death of a Salesman revolves around the same type of family (DA 15). ... His surroundings and family situations provided him with the knowledge necessary to write the drama, Death of a Salesman. ... Throughout the play the main character, Willy, a sa...

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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. ... Eventually, the Lomans understand that their family is average with common problems such as financial instability, marital troubles, and character flaws. Willy Loman, husband and the father of two sons, is a sixty-year-old, insecure traveling salesman. ... Unlike those who surround him, the old salesman fails to achieve the life he has always visualized. ... The salesman is too driven by his needs ...

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Death of a Salesman in Relation to the American Dream In "Death of a Salesman" (1976) by Arthur Miller, the author describes the great tragedy which the American Dream can cause. ... All the characters throughout this play represent a part of the American Dream. ... The play Death of a Salesman occurred during the time period after World War I. ... In relation to Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman believed his sons would achieve this American Dream based on false pretenses. ... As stated in the play Death of a Salesman, I quote "Bernard can get the best marks in school, y"understand,...

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Delusional Dreams Death of a Salesman is a tragic story of a man and his delusional dreams. ... Various characters in the story represent the difference between failure and success within our system. ... This characteristic followed him to his death bed. Willy believed his funeral would be a major event that many would attend to pay tribute to one of the greatest salesman to ever live. ... In conclusion, Death of a Salesman is a tragic drama that really makes the reader wonder about our so-called "American Dream." ...

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• Grade Level: High School

In the play Death of a Salesman, infidelity plays an important role in the theme of the play. ... It was always a mystery to the rest of the characters why Biff and Willy were so angry at each other because they once got along so well. ... I even believed myself that I'd been a salesman for him! ... In the play Death of a Salesman Willy wanted people to think he was well liked and respected. ... Infidelity was a climax that caused many conflicts in the play Death of a Salesman....

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Death of a Salesman, the 1949 play by Arthur Miller, develops the ideas of conformity, popularity and materialism through repeating and contrasting elements. ... The character of Willy draws from the fact that he was abandoned when he was young. ... During the 1940's when Miller wrote Death of a Salesman these values were very prominent during this time. ... Something that Miller portrayed very well through Death of a Salesman was the fact that acceptance is more important in life compared to popularity. ... Death of a Salesman conveys Millers intricate ideas of conformity, popularity an...

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The overlying theme in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman- is about the "American Dream-, which means success, and what it takes to achieve it. Miller is able to achieve this by creating various characters, each with a different view of that dream. His main character in the play is Willy who has a lot of false pride and nave views on success. ... In the play Willy plays a career salesman that never advanced in life; with many tragic flaws that ultimately lead to his downfall. ... There are many views of success and the "American Dream- in "Death of a Salesman."" ...

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Death of a Salesman Character Analysis Willy Loman a traveling salesman who has worked for the Wagner firm for thirty-four years. ... The overwhelming tensions caused by this disparity, as well as those caused by the societal imperatives that drive Willy, form the essential conflict of Death of a Salesman. ... He is a traveling salesman, the low man of popular United States culture, who believes in the false promises of the American Dream. ...

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Willy Loman, the protagonist of the tragic Arthur Miller play, Death of a Salesman, can be exemplified as a tragic hero in American literature. ... Willy Loman's sequence of life events stems from his fatal character flaws. ... An example of dramatic irony involving Willy is in his claims to success as a traveling salesman. ... The audience knows that Willy's death was a waste, but Willy died thinking it would make him a hero. ... For all the talk about "success," he was a very underrated character in this play....

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Willy Loman, the protagonist of the tragic Arthur Miller play, Death of a Salesman, can be exemplified as a tragic hero in American literature. ... Willy Loman's sequence of life events stems from his fatal character flaws. ... An example of dramatic irony involving Willy is in his claims to success as a traveling salesman. ... The audience knows that Willy's death was a waste, but Willy died thinking it would make him a hero. ... For all the talk about "success," he was a very underrated character in this play....

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"Death of a Salesman may center on personal and family breakdown but it also involves contradictions in national American ideals." ... On the surface, Arthur Miller's groundbreaking play, Death of a Salesman, does seem firmly rooted in the "familial arena". ... This impression of the leading character is strengthened by the first appearance of his dead brother, Ben. ... Miller distorts these traits in some of his other characters, though, showing them to be potentially destructive. ... The ideal of the American family also questioned by Miller, not just in Death of a Salesman but also in ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Arthur Millers's play " The Death of a Salesman", The main character Willy Loman is a man who lives his whole life in a make believe world. ... Willy Loman is the main character/protagonist of the play. ... Even in his illusion, he cannot face the fact that he is not a good salesman. ... The death of the salesman, is truly a tragedy and negative elucidation on the unfilled American Dream. ...

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"Death of a Salesman," is a play written in the mid-1900s by Arthur Miller. ... Miller establishes the main characters and their relationships by employing characterization. Characterization is the process by which the writer reveals the personality of a character. At the beginning of the play, Miller introduces each of the characters. ... Throughout his novel "Death of a Salesman," Miller uses literary devices to convey the relationships between Willy and the members of his family. ...

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The major theme in Death of a Salesman was the pursuit of this dream. ... Arthur Miller's depiction of the American Dream in Death of a Salesman was written in postwar America. ... In the play, Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is a perfect example of someone who is trying to pursue this dream. The word "death- in the title not only refers to Willy's actual death but should also make a reference to "death- of the dream. ... Willy remains a flat character throughout the play, and his inability to cope with the changing times, ultimately, infects his whole family. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, is a tragedy 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 Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller invisible walls can be the cause of difficult parent/child relationships. ... Death of a Salesman is the supposed "American- tragedy. ... The Loman tragedy was a tragedy in retrospect that the family never got it together and undoubtedly static character will repeat the same mistakes...

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• Grade Level: High School