... more to society's negative influence than to actual faults in his own character. Willy Loman is host to many flaws and deficiencies ranging from suicidal tendencies to psychotic disorders; however, these faults do not totally account for his tragic death. Society's expectations play a huge part by stripping him of his dignity. Society ... personal goals that little else has much weight on their actions. They are greedy for power and money. This kind of attitude can drive people to great success, but sometimes it can result in their ruin. Parallel with this statement is another of society...

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• Grade Level: High School

... He exhibits the tragedy of the "common man" in today's modern American society where nobility does not prevail in the least. Despite possessing "high-bred character," Willy Loman can be considered a tragic hero like Macbeth or Oedipus because he expierienced a tragic fall as well. The point of the tragic hero ... being so noble and of high rank is so that the audience can feel great sympathy for the hero because they fell from such a high place in life, exaggerating their failure. Willy Loman proves to also to create sympathy ... in different directions, he had to decide whether to fulfi...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate