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    Personal Question Why do I keep my Jeep when it keeps breaking down on me? That is the question that I have asked myself multiple times over the summer. To this day, I have put more time, effort and money into my Jeep than it is actually worth. So why continue to restore this beautifully ancient beast? Well, the answer is actually very simple; I love working on it. When I was first told that I was getting an automobile, I expected to go out and hand pick one that I deemed suitable for my everyday

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    Willy Loman

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    disillusion. More specially, the protagonist of the play, Willy Loman, dwells in the illusions of a perfect life: popular, “well-liked”, and successful. Willy does not wish to be free from disillusionment, and thus fights to protect and uphold

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    Willy Delusions

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    Willy “has the wrong dream” how many people do? In Death Of A Salesman by Arthur Miller weare introduced to an idealistic idea of “being well liked” is more important than being wellliked which was introduced by Willy Loman which is the tragic hero who carries the fatal flaw(20). Wills insecurity is demonstrated in his prideful behavior. He claims that he is “Vital in NewEngland” when in reality he is not a good salesman. Willy claims the he expanded the company’sterritory. He also claimed

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    Willy Loman

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    In Death of a Salesman, the play’s main character, Willy Loman, fits nearly every cliche there is about middle aged men who have accomplished nothing. As sad as it is to say, Willy is not only a realistic character, but a character possessing traits commonly found in modern American society. He is the adult that no one wants to be, but grows up to be nonetheless. Willy Loman is a type of person commonly found in today’s America, possessing many undesirable, yet common, traits, such as him hating

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    Salesman by Arthur Miller in castrating the main character Willy Loman to his neighbor, Charley. Both carry the same dream and goals, but Charley has succeeded thru a thought process of act first, were Willy is watching his life slip away because of his carry free mindset of which personality mean more than anything in life. These differences in ideas of how to run their life as placed each party in completely different lifestyle. Willy Loman is salesman living in a dream and a haze of the past

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    struggles within the family connected to the way each character in the play defines success. Willy Loman in Death of Salesman wants his kids to have a better life than what he has. Willy is always trying to do

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    Arthur Miller represents this problem in society within the life of Willy Loman in his current play death of a salesman. In this arguable play, Willy is a despicable hero who imposes his values upon his own family and himself because of his personal nature. The character self nature is common human nature which is Willy's self-centeredness. Although one may say that the American Dream is imposed upon him by society, Willy himself creates his dream. His dream also tested by using the truth that no

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    Willy Loman

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    so the play had just started. Willy is a salesman with the widely-known and followed “American Dream”. The Loman family is a traditional American family in the 1950’s, The husband supports his family financially while the wife takes care of the children, keeps the house clean, and caters to her husband. Willy, the main character, struggles with his job and maintaining it, as well as struggling emotionally and mentally. In this passage, they are talking about how Willy had to come home early because

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    Willy Loman

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    the character Willy Loman the salesman to analyze the purpose of life in regards to the American Dream in the late 1940s. Willy is consumed by his American Dream; he desires to be “well-liked” believing that his status will propel him toward material security and wealth.

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    Willy Loman

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    The pursuit of happiness is a reckless journey in which the best of men lose the things that they cherish most, in particular, their sanity. Arthur Miller presents a compelling position in the play Death of a Salesman by portraying Willy Loman as a person with the biggest of ambitions, but remains unsuccessful. He suggests that the quest to be “truly successful” can ultimately destroy a person and their happiness. Arthur Miller uses Willy’s beliefs on profession, personal appearances, and self-worth

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