The Crucible And Death Of A Salesman

The Crucible and Death of a Salesman are both written by Arthur Miller in the the 1950’s. During the the 1950’s the Cold War was going on and had impacted American society. Because of the Cold War, the Red Scare began in America which was a widespread fear of communists. This lead to McCarthyism, or the process of making accusations of treason and subversion without evidence to back it up, which caused many people to be accused a communist unfairly. These events during this time period influenced

Going against the odds, Arthur wrote about what he thought was important and he did not care what the consequences may have been, or whether other people liked it or not. Some of his most awakening works include; The Crucible and The Death of a Salesman. Although the theme of The Crucible was not directly

In Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, Arthur Miller is commenting on the faulty American Dream and the glass ceiling. Through the actions of Willy Loman and John Proctor, Miller shows us that society limits the distance you can travel and causes people to poor decision, no matter how hard you work. Miller made Willy and John similar in both Death of a Salesman and The Crucible in ways of their position in life, home life, and their reputation. Miller made these similarities to show the faulty

The common theme of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman and The Crucible is deception, more specifically, he is trying to spread a message that deception causes problems, which is still important and relevant today. Arthur Miller portrays this through the characters of Willy Loman and John Proctor, and more explicitly through their deaths. In Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman, the tragic hero, is an old salesman that has two sons, Biff and Happy. Willy had this dream that his sons would eventually

lie simply to protect themselves. When the truth is misleading, consequently, there are certain facts that are destined to come up causing the situation to turn chaotic. With this in mind, Arthur Miller carefully crafts two plays, The Crucible and Death of a Salesman, where lying is a pivotal part of the characters’ personalities. These characters all lie

three scripts I will be discussing, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, and All My Sons, are now considered to be modern classics. All of which, are marked by his unique style of writing. I would like to start out with an overall statement that Miller is a realist. This realism I am talking about isn’t necessarily historical facts, rather character based. Miller is simple and his characters don’t always “win” at the end of his plays. For example, in Death of a Salesman,

problems reflect their characterization. Arthur Miller uses external conflict, internal conflict, and indirect characterization, in Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, to show how ideas of society do not always agree with the ideas and beliefs of others which can lead to a fatal action. There are three major external struggles brought forth in Miller’s novel The Crucible: man versus nature, man versus man, and man versus society. In Salem, Massachusetts 1692, the puritan society defines witchcraft

A second unique aspect about Death of a Salesman was its depiction of the American Dream. Within the play, it depicts the failure of the American Dream (Moss and Wilson 111). Miller's The Crucible also is unique. The Crucible's plot is not what makes it unique; Instead, it is the symbolism within The Crucible that differentiates it. Miller wrote The Crucible during a rather hostile time in history when innocent people were persecuted after being

middleclass lifestyle. His two most influential works are Death of a Salesman and The Crucible. Death of a Salesman is about the tragic white collar worker, Willy Loman, while The Crucible is about the Salem witch trials. Miller’s first Broadway play, The Man Who Had All the Luck, was a complete failure; however, he kept writing, and he produced his most successful play a few years later. This play was Death of a Salesman. In short, Death of a Salesman follows Willy Loman as he comes to the realization

during the twentieth century. He wrote plays such as: Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, and All My Sons. His plays were very controversial, and he received some criticism for them. Because Arthur Miller wasn’t able to freely express what he wanted to say in his plays: The Crucible and Death of a Salesman they have deeper underlying meanings about what was happening in society during the late 40s and early 50s. Death of a Salesman was first written in 1949. It tells the story of Willy