Both Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" and Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," are plays that focus on how individuals are "afraid of living a life without false illusions"1 and explores how the stripping away of these illusions can allow the characters to live happily. In 'Death of a Salesman' Willy considers himself to be a successful and popular salesman but, in reality, he ... in him becoming over competitive and lacking regard for others' feelings. Miller is making a statement about the lack of compassion and awareness of other people's feelings in the corrupt worl...

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