STYLE‚ TONE‚ AND MOOD IN LANDLADY Prose 1 Arief Febriyanto 63708028 Moch Fajar Akbar 63708014 Willi Adjie 63706897 ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LETTERS INDONESIA UNIVERSITY OF COMPUTER 2011 STYLE‚ TONE‚ AND MOOD 1. STYLE Style is the use of literary devices‚ tone‚ and mood in a particular way that makes author’s writing recognizable. In another word‚ the style of writing is the style of author who writes it. The author’s style can be recognized by the following
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The Death of a Salesman is a play which presents the severe conflicts facing the family of Willy and Linda Loman. It is to some extent argued to depict the strong attacks raised against the American capitalist system which is characterized by ruthlessness‚ hostile business policies‚ tenacity on monies and social status as a way of proving the worth of a person. Somehow‚ the play portrays the desires that people have to accumulate money for them to afford a life of comfort and be bosses of their own
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Guiding Questions For Death of A Salesman What are Willy’s ideas regarding success? (Provide specific examples form he play) Willy believes that an individual’s success is determined mainly by their popularity & charisma He also feels that appearances are also important because they define an individual’s personality & character‚ which enable them to be well liked and therefore gain greater achievements in life “I been wondering why you polish the car so careful.” (Pg 28) The car is used
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Loman‚ the father of Biff and Happy Loman‚ struggles to create a legacy for his two sons. Besides leaving something to his kids‚ Willy is deeply obsessed with raising his son who once bore so much potential‚ but is now a failure. In his play Death of a Salesman‚ Arthur Miller uses motifs of seeds‚ nature‚ and diamonds to bring to light Willy’s caring but ignorant nature. The motif of seeds and a garden are a metaphor for Biff. When Willy first mentions seeds and growing he states that‚ “The grass
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Chantel McNeil Mrs.Coughlan English 112 Oct 9‚ 2013 The Wrong American Dream Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman focuses on the American Dream‚ or at least Willy Loman’s version of it. Willy is a salesman who is down on his luck. He bought into the belief in the American Dream‚ and much of the hardship in his life was a result. Many people believe in the American Dream and its role in shaping people’s success. Willy could have been successful‚ but something
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Alberto Foster AP Literature 17 September‚ 2012 Mrs. Pillalis Throughout the play Death of a Salesman‚ a steady focus on the conflict between parent and son is apparent and specifically utilized through multiple depictions. The most obvious being the prolonged turmoil of mixed relationships between Willy and Biff‚ as well as the role that Linda keeps in providing unity and peace within the family. Through such a method‚ Miller is able to magnify the ill effects of the conflict between parent
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When coming across acts 1 and 2 in The Death of the Salesman we have read through many symbolic objects and patterns in the novel. Cheese: When Linda buys Willy a new type of cheese‚ Willy becomes very upset because‚ and as was stated before‚ he fears making a huge change in his life‚ although he ironically at the same time wants nothing but change in his life in order to realize his dreams. It is because Willy never makes a decision between these two extremes that he becomes a tragic figure‚ without
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turn around. If an engineer never sits down to look at the faults in their prototype and redesign it based on its weaknesses‚ then they will never make anything out of it. In Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller a hard working businessman lives a stressful life chasing after the irrational quest to die the death of a salesman. Abandoned at a young age‚ Willy Loman was not born into an ideal situation‚ and with his lack of guidance he formulated his own‚ immature morals which he would center his entire
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Throughout the play "Death of A Salesman" by Arthur Miller‚ Willy Loman’s misguided pride leads to his tragic failure and lack of accomplishment. Willy’s pride and attitude cause him to brag constantly to his family and friends about his career. His pride also causes him to put a lot of pressure on his sons because he will not accept anything less than the best from his boys. Willy’s attitude is a dangerous thing to himself and his family because his constant bragging gives his family and himself
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Death of a salesman plot development (I have artificially broken up act one into logical scenes‚ and while there are no clear markers of scene boundary they are often characterised between alternating between the illusory/nostalgic and the real. [scene 1&2 are the thesis (p1-20) where Loman family present is presented‚ the antithesis is scene 3‚ 20-31‚ where Loman family past is shown to be harmonious as opposed to beleaguered and unemployed.] Scene1‚ Willy is losing it: Willy enters
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