Abstract
Arthur Miller reveled in exposing the frailties of society and human nature. In his plays "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible", he explores American society and what drives its citizens. This paper endeavors to compare and contrast the themes posited by Miller in "Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible" and how these themes are conveyed by the plays' characters and plot.

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""Death of a Salesman" and "The Crucible" both explore how individuals define themselves by the society they live in. However, the definitions that emerge are different among the leading protagonists of each play. In "Death of A Salesman", the themes of success and failure are explored through the dialogue and actions of the main character, Willy Loman. "Death of a Salesman" relates the tale of a man facing failure in American society, known for inculcating amongst its citizens the importance of success."

Tags:society, human, nature, American

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This paper presents a discussion and analysis of "Death of a Salesman" and Arthur Miller's essay "Tragedy and the Common Man." The works are analyzed in light of the contrast between great expectation and tragedy. Willy Loman is considered as a tragic hero.

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"In 'Death of a Salesman' the scale of ambition that Willy Loman has for himself and his family is shown in decline and discredit burdened and sullied by the cares of the world. According to Miller, tragedy enlightens and it must, in that it points the heroic finger at the enemy of man's freedom. In 'Death of a Salesman' the enemy appears to be capitalism. If one accepts Miller's statement that the hero's destruction in the attempt to evaluate himself justly posits a wrong or an..."

Tags:tragedy, tragic hero, Aristotle, arthur miller, DEAH OF A SALESMAN

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This paper summarizes, discusses, and analyzes Arthur Miller's play, "Death of a Salesman". The paper explains that the play depicts the life of Willy Loman and his family. The paper describes the main character of Willy Loman as an aging salesman, who is confronted with his past and the errors in judgment that offer him and his family little hope of happiness in the future. A once successful salesman Loman recalls an extramarital affair that his son Biff discovered and that destroyed his relationship with his son. The mistakes Loman made as a father and the marriage that he could not recall without remembering the affair are significant factors that haunt Loman throughout the play. The paper also points out that the pivotal factor in the play is Willy's intention to ask for a transfer to a new territory, so that he and his family can have one more chance at success. Yet, when he makes this request he is fired, and the last element of hope that Willy had for happiness dissolves.

Tags:aging, play, miller

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This paper explains that, although Arthur Miller's very famous play "Death of a Salesman, an allegory for the "American Dream" and his less favored play "The Crucible", a satire of McCarthyism in the 50s, may seem to be completely different, there is an underlying connection between them. Next, the author relates that the similarities in these plays are the themes of adultery, dutiful wives, and reputation as the key to life and the differences are the themes about the reason for death and to whom the lies were being told. However, the paper concludes that these plays share a common connection hidden within the underlying text. The author includes several quotations.

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"While death was apparent in both Death of a Salesman and The Crucible, both deaths were completely different. Willy Loman expired because he committed suicide by getting in a car accident. Willy executed himself out of shame because he failed to achieve his life goals of being a well known salesman. On the other hand, John Proctor died out of pride because he refused to sign the poster that would be posted on the church door announcing him being involved with witchcraft."

Tags:fame, adultery, housewives, reputation, death

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This paper reviews the idea of community in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman". It then discusses a chapter by Ferdinand Tonnies "The Argument". The paper discusses the way in which Tonnies develops an argument about the nature of community and in the process, makes a compelling argument for the value and worth of true community.

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" The Idea of Community in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman and Ferdinand Tonnies' "The Argument" In the chapter "The Argument," Ferdinand Tonnies develops an argument about the nature of community. In the process, he makes a compelling argument for the value and worth of true community. In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, by contrast, we see a man existing without any community, in the sense described by Tonnies - although the man is not truly aware of it. In the light of Tonnies' description of community, Willy Loman's implosion becomes understandable. In addition, Loman's notion of society is inferior to Tonnies' notion."

Tags:miller, tonnies, community

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This paper explains that "Death of a Salesman" is about the American culture of "keeping up with the Joneses". The paper describes and analyzes the main characters in the play and explains how their values and beliefs they ascribe to help illustrate this element of American society.

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"Willy's boss, Howard, tells him, as he fires him, that he should surrender his "false pride" and ask his sons to help support him. In fact, Happy is doing well and could help him financially, although Biff could not, but Willy will have none of it. All Willy has left is his false pride, distorted beliefs that once he was a great salesman and that once he was popular. Taking money from Happy would force him to face that he has not been financially successful. But Willy has other indications that placing value on superficial traits has not paid off. He sees Bernard, who is now grown and financially very successful."

Tags:strengths, weaknesses, accomplished, dream, wife, linda, salesman, low, man, career

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This paper outlines Arthur Miller's life trials and shows how they are represented in his work. From early poverty to his relationship with Ms. Monroe, it looks at how he used his own experiences as the basis for his literature.

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"The hardships of Miller's life started very early as the Great Depression hit his family hard. Miller lived a comfortable middle-class life until age fourteen. At this age, his father's garment business failed. The loss of the business put a great strain on the family. The depression alerted a young Miller that life was often a struggle against powerful forces outside of the family. He saw how his father's fate was shared on all sides by those who had blind faith in the so-called American Dream. "

Tags:death, focus, life, literature, monroe, salesman, sons

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This paper explains that Willy Loman from Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" is a salesman whose flawed thinking makes him associate success with a powerful personality instead of hard work, arousing pity and fear in the readers similar to Aristotle's tragic hero. The author points out that a prerequisite for being categorized a tragic hero includes a fall from grace; Willy Loman, a sensible, normal, loving father, who turned into a delusional character who couldn't separate reality from illusions, fits into this category. The paper relates that Willy commits suicide and becomes truly a tragic hero.

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"The difference between Aristotle's bad man and a tragic hero is that while the former tries to harm people through his wrong action and is fully aware of his sins, the latter is completely ignorant of his actions being unproductive or them having a bad impact of his life. Secondly a tragic hero doesn't intend to harm anyone through his actions which the intentions of a wicked man are just the opposite. In short while the wicked man's actions are directed against another person, a tragic hero's actions are aimed at himself and eventually result in self-destruction."

Tags:flaw, suicide, personality, fall, actions

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An examination of the themes of illusion and the American Dream in "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. The play repeatedly shows the main character Willy Loman deluding himself into believing he is successfully pursuing his view of the American Dream financial success through business. Miller does this in two ways in particular. First, he constantly has the characters rewriting events so that when they are retold they reflect how they wish their lives really were instead of the reality of what happened. Second, as Willy Loman loses his grip on reality, he relives events from his past. By the end of the play, so many of Willy Loman's illusions about himself have been shattered, but his illusions about his son Biff are stronger, and he imagines that his suicide will guarantee his son's business success.

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"Willy has also constructed illusions around his sons, especially Biff, who truly was well liked in high school. Willy puts more emphasis on Biff's athletic talents and personal charm than is realistic, and encourages Biff to do the same. Chasing athletic fame for his son, Willy isn't concerned when Biff steals a football from the team he plays for, and encourages him to steal sand to aid in a home renovation project. Biff's friend Bernard reminds Biff that he needs to study for exams or risk not graduating, and both Biff and his father make fun of him for this. He encourages his sons to do dishonest thing, suggesting that Willy's views about how to get ahead include setting personal values aside."

Tags:Willy, Loman, illusion, delusion, success, business

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This paper analyzes the character of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman" who, in his obsession for success and being number one, loses sight of who he really is. The author looks at Willy's relationship with his family and the image he desperately tries to display to the world.

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"Willy Loman had a dream: to be on the top, to be "the number-one man" (p.107). While he led his whole life in accordance with this dream, he lost sight of "who he really was" (p.107). He never questioned himself, whether he actually was identical to the person he dreamed to be. Willy simply ignores everything, which might destroy his dream: he ignores his own feelings and thoughts, those of his family and especially the feelings and wishes of his son, Biff."

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