like to improve on my punctuation as it is pretty bad right now. Biff and Happy are two sides of the same coin. They grew up together in the same place side by side; however‚ they ended up on two completely different paths. The same can be said for the two boys in “Tracks and Ties‚” these two friends who did everything together went their separate ways. Now there are a bunch of connections I could make between the two; how both Biff and the two boys steal‚ how they grew up in a bad side of town. One
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In Death of a Salesman‚a drama by Arthur Miller‚ presents the conflict between to main characters‚ the traveling salesman‚ Willy Loman‚ and his son Biff. This discord is founded in the fact that each man is faced with the impractical ideals placed on them by the other. This leads to the subsequent shattering of Willy and Biff’s hopes. Willy chastises his son on numerous occassions. However‚ his scoldings fall deafly on Biff’s ears because he has learned of his father’s affair
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Compare and contrast Biff and Happy as Willy’s sons. How do they reflect or reject Willy’s philosophies? Willy Loman is a salesman with a fragile grip on reality. All his life he has strived for his version of the American dream being "well liked" and making money to the point where he is forced to deny reality in order to achieve it. His mind is full of delusions about his own abilities and accomplishments‚ and the accomplishments of his sons Biff and Happy. Biff‚ the eldest son‚ admires
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A man who passed with many failed accomplishments‚ William Loman (best known for Willy)‚ who never really lived to the full expectations he wanted. He always wanted to be a salesman but killed himself at the age of 63. This was all because he was a fool and his pride seemed to overtake everything else. He was only 17 when he dropped out of school to become a traveling salesman. When he was in Boston he was on his to a conference when he met me‚ his wife‚ Linda. He had always told me that my eyes
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wealth‚ love‚ happiness‚ and material possessions. In the case of Willy Loman‚ of Death of a salesman‚ he strongly believes in this dream‚ but unfortunately he doesn’t factor in hard work‚ but instead thinks he can achieve success in the business world by being “well liked” and “personally attractive”. Willy’s superficial understanding of the American dream leads to insecurities and false hopes for himself and his sons Biff and Happy who also have a warped interpretations. The Death of a
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Miller’s Death of a Salesman‚ Willy Loman instills his own skewed vision of success into his sons; however‚ Biff Loman rejects Willy’s teachings and looks for success elsewhere‚ while Happy Loman follows Willy’s advice and leads a materialistic and idealistic‚ yet unsatisfactory‚ lifestyle. Hard work and success are not intertwined in Willy’s mind; instead‚ he believes that he can succeed by the merit of his charm alone. This wisdom‚ when imparted to Biff‚ leaves him confused with how to integrate
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inhabitants wish to leave. We must admit‚ emigration is a phenomenon very present and growing in recent years. The subject remains taboo: political deny that the decisions snuff spent decades in the past have resulted in a disaffection of French for their country. They are more likely to want to settle here permanently based in other countries much more welcoming than their own. The reasons are many: unemployment‚ tax exile‚ business creation opportunity. The French are determined to leave. The consequences
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The Human Cost from the Industrial Growth in China In recent years‚ many studies have examined the effects of economic development on the health and mortality of people. Many studies have found that growth in income has positive effects on improving health and reducing mortality in developing countries. However‚ the effects of growth on workplace fatalities in developing countries has been ignored. Although the government alleges that workplace safety has improved‚ the number of workplace deaths
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Willy Loman is a salesman and Biff is a salesman’s son. A lot of what some salesmen do is pump up the things they are selling with a lot of hot air; today this is called hype. Well‚ for Willy‚ his first-born son‚ Biff‚ is everything in the world. Even back when Biff was a football star in high school‚ Willy wasn’t doing too well any longer as a salesman. This fact made him tired and depressed‚ but at least there was Biff. Biff was someone who Willy could believe in and admire when everything else
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main character portrays the perfect example of the type of things illusions can do to the mind. Throughout the play Willy Loman has an illusion of material success and freedom. In results of his illusions affecting his brain Willy slowly starts to deteriorate his everyday routine and thoughts. Soon enough he can not even distinguish his wild dreams from the rational realities of the present day. Through the illusion of willy wanting to have material success and freedom
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