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condition involves the paradoxical feeling on the part of the spectator that what has happened could not have happened otherwise, ...

excuses for that sons pathological misbehavior; he virtually ignores his second son; hes a real bastard to friends, neighbors and ...

love, but have to ultimately abide by their previous obligations, as they are both happily married. Death of a Salesman (1985, pro...

and we are inside Lomans house. We read that as the light changes we are forced to see how this house looks somewhat pathetic in t...

II, Miller was able to show that the American Dream as a way of life is a sham -- and why. Death of a Salesman tells the story of...

and two shabby suitcases" (15). In all honesty, this is all this author states concerning the staging of this play. However, we ca...

the others; interestingly, he is also probably the weakest character. What is Mamet doing by drenching his audiences in the F-wor...

In the beginning of the play one sees how Willy has no respect for his son Biff. He argues with his wife saying "Biff is a lazy bu...

and just let the warm air bathe over me" (Miller 14). But then he suddenly starts to run off the road: "Im tellin ya, I absolutely...

to Bill" (Kosenko). The women, in general, accept their position as submissive in the little community and it is actually only Tes...

soreness of his palms...then carries his case out into the living-room...Im tired to death" he tells his wife (Miller 12-13). Hi...

a job he has obviously done for decades. This image is one that induces sympathy and empathy and thus presents the reader or viewe...

These boys are very reflective of how children will take on the traits of their father, through the insistent nature of their fath...

the audience; and finally, it must be complex (McManus, 1999). Complex here means the plot contains a "reversal of intention (peri...

included intelligence, depth, compassion, and integrity. It was now a dream that focused primarily on material success and the dre...

importance to his life, telling her, "Youre my foundation and my support" (18). Everything he did was ultimately rooted in love f...

us are perhaps afraid to pursue the thing that would make us the most happy but is likely to also be the most risky. We may fear ...

timeless quality and subject matter. It is also interesting to note that despite the plays relevance to American society, it wa...

dramatic action by the end of the play (cathartic release), and falls into two parts comprising a complication and a d?nouement(El...

the span of a day comes face-to-face with the realization that the American Dream has become a nightmare of his own making, that t...

rules that serve as a compass for the character when facing great and insurmountable odds. Willy had no moral code. He worshiped m...

to be popular. It can be said to be part of the human condition. But, it can also be said, that Willy Loman, the sixty something t...

a tragic character as he remembers events from his past and why things went wrong. Through this process, he seems to be losing tou...

for the taking, he can carry on - he can endure the countless humiliations of having his territory dwindle to a small region in Ne...

to gain his own independence despite his fathers quelling influence; however, this is never to be for the thirty-four-year-old ner...

Loman has limited intelligence or at least that seems to be the case; the point is arguable however. The story itself, as origin...

is that so many people believe in ideals like Willys. In the end, what is show is that a man with so much potential ends up losing...

and new trends. He could not open his mind to new ideas concerning anything, including his family. In essence, he was a man with a...

finally come to terms with the reality of the situation. Happy, of course, is a chip off the old block, confined into his narrow a...

of how they look at the world. For the two sons this image is different. Biff is the intelligent brother who is often angered a...