Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman"

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"This study will examine naturalism and expressionism in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman". The study will argue that the play employs both naturalism and expressionism in the author's portrayal of Willy Loman's losing struggle against social, familial and economic forces beyond his control, and that these literary and philosophical approaches are used to show the break-up of Willy and the family (an expressionistic effect) as well as the cause of that break-up (through expressionistic devices). At the same time, Miller was not restricted by the traditional uses of expressionism and naturalism in this play, choosing instead to use those approaches according to his own needs and interpretations.

Although there are many varieties of naturalistic writing, in all of them there is a strong sense of the individual as the ... "

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