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    recounted by the characters. These three are the basic standards if the plot of the Greek tragedy‚ according to Aristotle. Using these aspects‚ we can analyze the play‚ Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ and whether or not it is considered to be a Greek drama according to Aristotle standards. We believe that Death of a Salesman

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    Arthur Miller Comparison Paper In the Death of a Salesman and The Crucible‚ Arthur Miller is saying that the “American Dream” and the Red Scare lead to many unnecessary deaths. Through the actions of Willy Loman and John Proctor‚ Miller shows us that the average man would die to save his name and his family. Willy Loman‚ from Death of a Salesman‚ was a the typical man during the late 1940s. He had a wife and two boys and had no other goal but to achieve the “American Dream.” He believed his purpose

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    World War II. Young men came back to their young wives and had many children‚ hence the name “baby-boom generation.” Soon Levittowns sprung up around the country‚ cookie-cutter houses divided by pristine white picket fences‚ to handle

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    Throughout out the novels‚ The Great Gatsby and Death of a Salesman‚ characters display the theme of the American Dream. Jay Gatsby and Willy Loman both share similarities along with differences in their view of the American Dream. The American Dream not only influences these characters beliefs‚ but also their motives‚ choices‚ and behavior. Both characters in the novel were both motivated by the ones that around them that influenced their idea of the American Dream. Gatsby can be described

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    Essay Outline: The Death of a Salesman Thesis: Through a strict image of success‚ the creation of a metaphorical planned obsolesce is inevitable within a family. a) When a father’s family is bounded by his own definition of success it creates a larger chance of derailment in the future. Planned obsolesce - first stage - is working well no signs of error As much as someone may want to keep control of something‚ it can be just as easy to lose control Can cause for a family to appear greater than

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    Arthur Miller accomplished many great works in his lifetime. He was one of the most prominent writers of the 20th century for historical fiction. His works will live on for years to come. For example‚ his most popular works‚ The Crucible and Death of a Salesman. Arthur Miller early experiences‚ helped shaped his novels and future life decisions. Arthur Miller was born in New York in 1915. His parents Isidore and Augusta Miller were Polish immigrants. Before the Great Depression‚ his family

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    and hated by most of the people around him. In the end he committed suicide. Long after his death people had come to love his work. Willy Lowman from “Death of a Salesman” is a wonderful model of the tragic hero Aristotle painted for us. Willy Lowman was a man trying to live out the American dream. Linda was his stay at home wife and he had two point five sons‚ Biff and Happy. He worked as a salesman to support his family‚ “I’m the New England man‚ I’m vital in New England” (pg. 163). He worked

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    Of all the tragedies of Shakespeare‚ Othello stands out prominently as the one in which the role of chance and accident is the largest. However‚ the larger occurrence of chance and accident in this play doesn’t mean that the significance of these in Othello is also greater than in other tragedies of Shakespeare. Bradley has excellently pointed out the importance of chances and accidents. The skill of Iago was extraordinary‚ but so was his good fortune. Again and again a chance word from Desdemona

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    Interpretation of Death of a Salesman 1. Introduction 1.1 A Brief Introduction to the Death of a Salesman Death of a Salesman‚ the masterpiece of Arthur Miller‚ depicts a story of common American family—Lowman’s family. Willy is a man with hugh ambitious but finally failed in the fierce competition of his business. Linda‚ his wife‚ is a loyal ‚ considerate and strong wife who always takes good care of the whole family and always stands in the back of his husband. Biff‚ Willy’s elder son‚ is a real

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    supposed promised American dream. However‚ it would be questionable to say that progress and success within our society is the very demise of our own being. In search for a foundation by which to answer this rather complex thought‚ Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman tends to give off a rather unique perspective -- a point of view that will perhaps allow us as mankind to prevent ourselves from a mutual-mass-suicide of our ways of life. In trying to understand what the American dream is to begin with‚ one

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