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Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman tells the story of a man who is trapped in a world of fantasy. Willy Loman is a 60 year old salesman who has many illusions throughout the play which ultimately conflict with his steps toward reality. In order to achieve his dreams, he has created the illusion that he is great at his job, that he has many friends, and that his sons, Biff and Happy, will grow up and become prosperous. In reality, his family has been caught into this web of lies, and he is just another

protagonist in the play being the main character and viewing from his perspective to see what bothers him. We see he tries very hard to achieve the American Dream but fails and when his sons fail, he turns miserable. Biff Loman- One of two sons of Willy Loman which Willy favored over. He was very good at football but wasn’t the best behaved. Which ends him without an athletic scholarship to the University of Virginia. He moves to Boston for a little to find a job but struggles to get one. Trying to be accepted

world will have the unfortunate opportunity to watch a loved one die. Whether is slow and peaceful or suddenly, having someone close to you pass away is the inevitable that we are unable to avoid. In the play, Death of a Salesman, the main character, Willy Loman, is starting to lose control of his mind. Because of this, conflicts start to arise in his family, work, and in his everyday life. To everyone else, the Loman family is a typical quaint family with a mother, father and two boys who are both

Arthur Miller’s play “Death of a Salesman” tells the dramatic story of Willy Loman, a salesman, and his journey to self-destruction. Miller shows Willy’s deteriorating mental state by combining the present with memories from Willy’s past which Willy envisions in his mind. Due to the memories being fragmented and creations of Willy’s imagination, their reliability is uncertain therefore making them undependable. In the play, Miller does not delineate when each scene starts and ends, which forces the

possible for everyone. It is achieved through sacrifice, risk-taking and hard work, not by chance. This is portrayed in the novel, Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller. Willy Loman has a view of his own “American Dream.” His dream is based strictly off of what others think and the feeling of being accepted and well liked by society. Willy believes that through strong affiliation with people he can become successful with just networking. Not only does he have his own vision of this dream, he also forces

The main protagonist, Willy Loman lives in a world of delusion and lies as he is in a constant pursuit of his version of the “American Dream”. The American Dream means the dream of becoming rich overnight. The scale of success is money, big house, a costly car and other material things. American values have changed due to the attempt of becoming successful, as shown by Willy and his family. Willy is obsessed and fascinated by the American Dream, as seen from the flashbacks and implementation of characters

Upon the opening of the play, Willy Loman exhibits his self-delusions and incoherent character when he contradicts himself by stating that his son “Biff Loman is lost” but “could be big in no time” (Act 1, page 1559). At this point, the audience can deduce that Willy’s frail character will most likely incite future conflict. In addition, this portrayal introduces a problem that Willy Loman contends with throughout the story. As Willy’s fantasies reach a climax

attitude are poor or inappropriate they can qualify as someone who may not be considered an achiever. Willy Loman, in Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman, is an average middle class guy who wants so badly to be successful in life and achieve the “American Dream,” that he looses mentality to what is really important in life and lacks the effort needed to achieve his superior goals. Willy is unable to accept reality. In his eyes he is living a horrible life with a dead-end job that is going

Death of A Salesman, deals with the life of Willy Loman, a salesman whose life becomes projected with illusion always toward a future that promises success and social prestige. Willy Loman believes in the concept of being well liked: to be prosperous and achieve the American Dream. Willy has illusions in every perspective of his life, present and past. For instance, Willy believes that his sons are successful and important which in reality is the opposite. Willy believed that the American Dream can be

In Death of a Salesman, the main character, Willy Loman fulfills the majority of the requirements of Aristotle's definition of a tragic character, except being “a man of high status”. Willy is portrayed as an average American trying to support his family and longing to live the “American dream”. Although, a tragic character is typically one of high status, Willy’s portrayal as an average American helps the audience relate to his character better. Willy is an average person who experiences a tragic