A Literary Analysis of a Death of a Salesman
Introduction: State the topic: In Death of a Salesman, the American Dream is shown to be corrupted. Willy Loman, the protagonist of the play, is shown to have an exceptionally difficult time with his American Dream, which is to see his kids do better than him. Paragraph 1: Talk about Willy's American Dream and what he has to do to achieve it: Throughout Willy's life, he wanted to see his kids, Hap and Biff, thrive and succeed in life. He…...
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A Literary Analysis of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller
Death of a Salesman Initial Reaction When first reading Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, I was interested in this sad, yet comical character and his daydreams. I was annoyed though because many times I was unable to distinguish whether or not the main character, Willy, was daydreaming or not and which events were actually happening. For some reason, I came to identify with his son, Happy, more than the other son Biff. I just prefered his character to…...
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A family can be portrayed as dysfunctional in numerous ways
The Loman family lacks honesty and is built on lies. The lack of honesty begins when Willy tells Linda that he is not able to drive anymore given because he was “admiring the scenery” and lies about being New England’s vital man.Willy had told a lie about his earnings from his job as a salesman. Given that Willy doesn’t make enough he goes to his neighbor once a week for money and later hands it back to Linda pretending that…...
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American Dream Written by Arthur Miller and a classic play of American theatre, Death Of A Salesman is a great book about how Willy Loman, a travelling salesman who has been working for thirty-four years, strives to become a successful man in America. However, Willy interpreted successful as what he considers as the “American Dream—being “well-liked” and “attractive”, which he took too seriously and in end led to his tragic death. Always clinging onto his dream, Willy has lived in…...
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