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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...

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...

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

and reality. Willy personifies a person who wants certain things from life but is his own biggest obstacle to obtaining them. Th...

and character. Miller seems to have conceived of Death of a Salesman as a twentieth century tragedy in the tradition of the ancie...

his mother Amanda, and his sister Laura retreat into their own safe havens of illusion. As one critic observed, "No matter how ur...

on the socioeconomic totem pole. He has faced personal and professional adversity much of his life. He feels inferior to his old...

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...

First, is that the play should be of serious magnitude, and have an impact on many, many people (McClelland, 2001). The second fac...

In five pages the development of Biff through different life stages from schoolboy to adulthood are examined with a discussion of ...

takes in their own world. Even children who generally rebel against their parents will ultimately come to a point where they come ...

they alter the way in which Miller originally set up these elements. The Stage and Setting and Directions In the first product...

what he believes to be truth. He tells her, "Maybe I come into the world backwards, I dont know. But you born with two strikes on ...

resembles any level of success. If he were wise he would be happy he made a living, had a loving wife, a home, and two good sons. ...

for he is having an affair and in this we see him denying he is aging, and denying he is not the success he thinks he is. In essen...

been so completely dependent on the perception of others. His father left his family when Willy was quite young. Consequently, he ...

wife Linda is a very supportive, almost too supportive, wife who is always there for Willy. In many ways she may well be protectin...

view. Wily Lomans life is riddled with failures, including the failure towards his family when Wily Loman has an affair, his work...

brother, his time away from home when he worked on ranches where he states, "theres nothing more inspiring or-beautiful than the s...

is doing is supporting him and encouraging his dreams, although they are false. Because of this sort of set-up we are immediatel...

truly found happiness in his small level of success. It is simply his nature to have dreamed big and ignorantly, never having poss...

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

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...

who has always studied hard and done what is right in order to get ahead. He has gone to college and is a successful lawyer. In es...

for all, for life itself. And Linda has a heart full and hands outstretched to give back to life the love it gives her" (OBrien Bi...