about Willy’s brother Ben. Willy wishes that he had gone to Alaska with his brother Ben. At the same time he speaks of Ben’s having walked into a jungle and when Ben came out he was rich. Happy tells his dad that he is going to retire him for life. Ben becomes Willy’s ideal. Ben is a man who has nothing in the beginning but he ends up in riches. The Jungle than Ben walks into is symbolically the jungle of life. But the jungle becomes the woods for Willy. Thus when Willy says that ‘the woods are burning’
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At the heart of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman‚ the central conflict occurs through the relationship of Willy Loman and his eldest son‚ Biff. Throughout the play‚ Miller uses the continuously building relationships to reveal the true themes of the play‚ as well as to create a character of hope and a tragic character. Through Willy Loman unrealistic expectations and unrealistic view of life‚ Miller is able to create a tragic character whom with the help of conflict results in the formation of
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past ‘The woods are burning’ Time is running out ‘Vital to New England’ Willy feels he is otherwise unimportant Willy’s contradictions Biff is a good worker turns into Biff is a lazy bum Happy says things solely so Willy will pay attention to him instead of Biff ‘I’m losing weight’ (Act I) ‘I’m getting married’ (Act II) Stockings Fidelity Linda mends the stockings like she mends the men’s lives Infidelity Willy gives the new stockings to the woman Jungle/Alaska theme Short-cut to the
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character’s valuations of products being higher than those things more mandatory to survival – with one character being the prime focus of this flaw‚ the protagonist‚ Willy Loman. Materialism is a recurring theme in this play; it over-shadows all the characters actions and is constantly one which the audience is made aware. Willy is a materialistic man‚ one who is shown to be acutely conscious of his public image. This in itself could be a criticism by Miller that following the American Dream can
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which was engrained in him after spending his impressionable years so close to Biff‚ even sharing a bedroom with him during this time. Willy Loman‚ himself‚ was obsessed with his eldest son. During Biff’s prime of life‚ Willy found happiness by living vicariously though his son. Poor Happy was hardly noticed by his father who was so wrapped up in Biff. Willy believed that he would find all his
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of a Salesman by Arthur Miller‚ Willy Loman an older salesman‚ insists on being physically attractive‚ having a great personality and being “well liked”. His emphasis on being respected and personable is associated with the masculine idea of always being in charge or being on top‚ as that was the normal position for men at that time. Willy projects his own issues and thoughts onto his sons’‚ Biff and Happy‚ resulting in them having problems in their own lives. Willy has many problems primarily due
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Contributes to His Downfall In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman‚ the main character‚ Willy Loman is a salesman that believes it is not grades you make but the hands you shake and how well you are liked. Willy was at one time a good salesman but now he can’t make enough money to support his family. Willy’s pride causes him to portray himself as a big shot salesman that is well-liked by everyone. Though Willy is not as a successful salesman as he claims‚ Willy’s tragic flaw of pride contributes
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INTRODUCTION America has long been known as a land of opportunity. Out of that thinking comes the “American Dream‚” the idea that anyone can ultimately achieve success‚ even if he or she began with nothing. In Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman‚ we follow Willy Loman as he reviews a life of desperate pursuit of a dream of success. In this classic drama‚ the playwright suggests to his audience both what is truthful and what is illusory in the American Dream and‚ hence‚ in the lives of millions of Americans
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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 went wrong. He raised his two sons to believe in the American Dream‚ and neither of them turned out to be successful either. By the time Willy got to be an old man‚ his
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