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This paper provides an exploratory journey through the character of Willy Loman from Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" including his strengths, weaknesses and downfall. It looks at how the character of Willy Loman is a character that provides the reader with an inside view of many different life lessons including the death of the American Dream, what lying will get one, what middle age can cause and how pride can destroy not only the prideful but all of those he touches. It shows how the life lessons that are played out by the character of Willy Loman are lessons that are critically important to the success or failure of real life. Loman is someone who tries hard but because of his personal flaws experiences pain and heartache along the way.

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"Willy committing suicide is a rare occurrence in most literature. It is a sad event that is not reversible and leaves the reader with a feeling of deep emptiness, but perhaps that was the author's plan all along. The reader gets to know Willy throughout the play, and whether the reader comes to love him or hate him one cannot help but pity the man who felt the only way to be somebody in the end was to die. Willy was a man who had spent his life embellishing. He lied to his wife about how much he sold, he lied to his company about what he was worth, he lied to his neighbor about his truth in work, and most of all he lied to himself about what was important. The character of Willy is one that provides the backdrop for many reader reflections. Most people who reach middle age discover the truth about the myth of the American Dream."

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