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. ... His surroundings and family situations provided him with the knowledge necessary to write the drama, Death of a Salesman. ... Success is evident in the characters Ben, Charley, and Bernard, whereas qualities of failure correspond to Willy and Biff. For this reason Ben, Charley, and Bernard are opposites of Willy and Biff. ...

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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. ... Willie runs into Bernard while at Charley's business and Bernard is on his way to settle a case in front of the Supreme Court. ... 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 Lo...

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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 compares Biff and Bernard's success and believes Biff will be better off, because Bernard is only liked and not well liked. ...

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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. ... Ben, Willy's recently deceased older brother, is the wealthy and most significant idol in the salesman's life. The family's neighbor, Charley, is a very successful man who owns a business, and his son, Bernard, is a lawyer who has the opportunity to argue a case before the United States Supreme Court. ... Unlike those who surround him, the old salesman fails to achieve the life he has always...

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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. ... Willy Loman is a traveling salesman who obsesses over the possibilities of the American Dream. ... Charley is the Loman family's next-door neighbor, and has one son named Bernard. ... Because of Willy's failure as a salesman, Charley loans Willy money to pay his bills. ... The play Death of a Salesman occurred during the time period after World War I. ...

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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. ... Because of Willy's idolizing of Ben he appears in the end as a spirit to guide Willy through his last moments until his death, though he is only a figment of Willy's mind. Bernard, who is Charlie's son and Biff's childhood friend, comes in only periodically throughout the play. ... The irony is visible late in the play when Willy goes into Charley's office and Bernard is also there. ... There are many views of succe...

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Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman demoralizes the idea of this dream that everyone hopes to achieve. ... Instead he looked up to his bother Ben, a figment of his imagination who told him that money was the true path to happiness. ... Charley and his son Bernard are the only two people beside Willy's family to attend the funeral and take any care into Willy's death. Charley being Willy's only friend, who was there to serve as the one successful person who just did what he need to do and believed in himself. ... His neighbor and only friend Charley and his son Bernard were ...

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Arthur Miller's, Death of a Salesman, is a tragic example of a battle, fought by the protagonist Willy Loman, between reality and illusions perpetuated by his pursuit of the American Dream, success. Death of a Salesman was written in 1949 at the dawn of a new era spawned by the ending of World War II in 1945. ... Willy Loman is a 60 year traveling salesman who was employed by the Wagner firm for 34 years. ... Fortunately, Charley understood the value of a man's life and offered a bit of reality to the debilitating mind of Willy, who believed a man was "worth more dead than alive"....

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Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is an excellent example of how one's will to achieve can affect themselves as well as those around them. ... Ben is a shadowy figure who functions more as a symbol or illusion than he does as a character. ... He is utterly opposed to Charley, who is the practical man who has attained a limited degree of success. ... Charley sums up Willy's fault as being a salesman but not knowing it. ... In the play Willy refers to Dave Singleman, who was so popular and such a successful salesman that when he died people came from all over the United States...

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Death of A Salesman America is a rich successful, prosperous country. ... "Death of A Salesman", is about the American Dream and one middle-aged man's failure of it. He is a salesman, who wants to live the dream. ... Willy seems to use his job as an excuse for why he is such a dreamer; he says to Charley, "A Salesman's got to live the dream. ... Willy kills himself, hoping that the insurance money will help his family on their way to success; but the insurance money from his death will help no one, his family still has to deal with the grief that Willy could not accept who he was a...

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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. ... 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. ... " (p.75) and Charley allowed his son Bernard to grow up to be who he wanted to be. ... Death of a Salesman conveys Millers intricate ideas of conformity, popularit...

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"Death of A Salesman", is about the American Dream and one middle-aged man's failure of it. He is a salesman, who wants to live the dream. ... Willy seems to use his job as an excuse for why he is such a dreamer; he says to Charley, "A Salesman's got to live the dream. ... Willy is an all- American dreamer who is too full of pride to accept the fact that his dream of being a successful salesman will never come true. ... Willy kills himself, hoping that the insurance money will help his family on their way to success; but the insurance money from his death will help no one, his fam...

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"Death of a Salesman" The play death of a salesman can be easily explained as a literary way of detailing the psychological deterioration of the classic middle class working American man. ... Willie then goes to the office of his next door neighbor Charley. Charley represents the man that Willie wishes that he was, Charley owns a successful company and his son is a prominent lawyer. ... Willie, then gathering his coat and hat to leave with Ben is constantly interrupted by Linda, who is calling down the stairs to try and convince Willie to come to bed, or to ask him who he is talking to. ...

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Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" is about a traveling salesman named Willy Loman who has hit a rough patch in his life. ... This is also seen in Bernard and his relationship with his father, Charley. Although Charley shows little interest in Bernard, Bernard still becomes a very successful person, because he was never pressured into anything, and was able to do as he pleased. ... Unfortunately, Happy's biggest hope was in his father, who never sees Happy as an equal to Biff. ... Even though Ben is Willy's brother, Willy looks to him as a father figure. ...

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The phenomenon of Death of a Salesman has been the same all over the world. ... In real life Miller had an Uncle Manny who had two sons ho were in competition with Miller and his brother. ... Miller's personal history is demonstrated in his sensitive and passionate writing in Death of a Salesman (Griffin 41). ... Thousands of people who refused to answer q stions and confess were executed during the seventeenth century. ... The Puritan government ruled the church in 1692 and relig n believed that women who dance with the Devil are witches. ...

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Analysis of "Death of a Salesman" The tragedy of a family The play "Death of a Salesman" was written by Arthur Miller in 1949. ... "Death of a Salesman" is the story of the Loman family, especially Willy, trying to accomplish the American dream, but with no success. ... Other characters as Ben, Charley, Bernard, and the women in the hotel play a major role in Willy's downfall through the story. ... In "Death of a Salesman" Willy is willing to sacrifice anything to accomplish his dreams of being successful and known as a powerful salesman. ... One might think Ben is not real, yet to Willy,...

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An outstanding example of this is presented in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, which subtly points out many flaws with the American Dream. ... This misinterpretation of the Dream is represented well in Death of a Salesman, especially by the delusional aging salesman, Willy, who seems hell-bent upon monetary success; in Willy's mind success and money correlate directly to one another and money is the only barometer of success. ... Ben! ... " (Miller 2173) and "he'll be ahead of Bernard" (Miller 2173). through killing himself, Willy dies as a slave to money. .....

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"He is liked, but he's not well liked Because the man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who creates personal interest, is the man who gets ahead. ... When he died "and by the way he died the death of a sales man, in his green velvet slippers hundreds of salesman and buyers were at his funeral."" ... Ironically enough, Miller's title of this work, Death of a Salesman, taunts Willy's desire to become successful. ... Willy, after witnessing first-hand the prosperity and hard work of Howard, Bernard, and Charley, has just begun to realize that his childi...

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Aurora of a Dream Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman", has an aurora of a dream. ... "Death of a Salesman" illustrates what most people are up against. ... Willy could not believe that Charlie's son; Bernard who became a lawyer, would ever be successful because he lacked all these skills. ... Yes, Death of a Salesman is a tragedy, but Willy Loman could have prevented the outcome. ... He died "The Death of a Salesman"....

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This is echoed through Miller's use of Willy Loman, who is determined to turn his and his sons, lives around, and is also depicted in Jay Gatsby, who has achieved the Dream materialistically. ... Another character that oozes with energy is Myrtle; who seems alive and vibrant. ... By becoming a salesman, he has embraced his desire, and turned his back on the original, pioneering spirit of the American Dream, "Why didn't I go to Alaska with my brother Ben that time! ... Willy realises that if he had have gone to explore the world with his brother, he too may have achieved the success, ...

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Death of a Salesman is an affirmation of the American spirit, and a depiction of the salesman's life. ... Though he's a disrespected salesman, he calls himself the "New England man."" ... Willy feels that he must live up to the standard that Ben has set, but this is found to be impossible by the end of the movie. ... Charley and Bernard, who have success but not personality, prove to Willy that his notion is incorrect. ... Even the poor old grandfather shows his courage and that his death is symbolic. ...

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