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"Death of a Salesman" and Canadian Capitalism, 2008.
An analysis of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" in relation to studies of Canadian capitalism.
1,705 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper looks at how Arthur Miller's play of 1949, "Death of a Salesman", offers a strong commentary on capitalism's expectation that all persons can and will participate strongly in a capitalist environment. Related ideas are those of capitalism best serving 'human nature' in an assumption that all human beings are decisive; strongly motivated by acquiring success or belongings, and that conforming to a capitalist system will bring rewards. It discusses how, however, as Miller's "Death of a Salesman" indicates, some personalities are not at all suited to this range of activities and also, how capitalism will always leave behind some persons who for whatever reason cannot compete ably, or cannot summon all of their resources for the very competitive approach that is required. The paper discusses the myth of capitalism, as seen in the play, and looks at how it relates to what is happening in Canada.
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Introduction
Capitalism as a System and Culture
Capitalism's Dream
More on Markets and Opportunities
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"In relation to Canadian capitalism, Phillips identified three ways in which the present system has not pleased or served Canadians in, first, the market's failure to provide a level of social services or other social infrastructure for the best or 'equal' welfare of the people, second, its production of social gaps so large that the cohesion of the society is threatened and may very well collapse in immense differences between the income levels and living experiences of the poor and the 'middle' classes, and third, no mechanism in the market system to guarantee or even just promote full employment and economic growth. (Political Economy 20) In short, Canadian capitalism has become rather like its American counterpart that so worships market forces while indiscriminately ostracizing or just leaving behind one sector and then another. "
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"Death of a Salesman" - Death of a Dream, 2002.
An analysis of Arthur Miller's play "Death of a Salesman".
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper presents a discussion about the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. The author of this paper takes the reader through a discussion about the play, the characters, the messages and the meanings. In addition the author discusses the use of structure sound and sense in the play.
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Tragedy, Aristotle and "Death of a Salesman", 2007.
An analysis of how Aristotle defines tragedy and how it is portrayed by Arthur Miller in his play "Death of a Salesman".
4,224 words (approx. 16.9 pages), 9 sources, APA, $ 112.95
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Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" has several strong literary and socially disturbing dimensions, but the one that stands most is its tragic dimension. This paper contends that "Death of a Salesman" is in fact tragic, and that within that tragic dimension there are several themes that are apparent and important: financial failure, emotional inadequacy, false pride, sports promise and sports failure, sexual confusion and impropriety, career stumbling, a dysfunctional family, death and madness. Tragedy to varying and diverse degrees is presented as a dynamic that is witnessed in Willy's family, in Willy's failed careers, and of course in his failed relationship with his son and in his marriage. Additionally there are tragic circumstances within the popular American contemporary vernacular of sports. The paper also examines Aristotle's stance on tragedy and how it compares to that of Arthur Miller.
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Introduction
What Is Tragedy? Miller's Philosophy on Tragedy and His Perspective on the Play
What Is Aristotle's Philosophy Regarding Tragedy?
The Death of a Salesman: The Literature and the Scholarship
Other Tragic Features of the Play
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"After going to lengths to point out that Miller sees the central tragic figure in the play as Willy, Hagopian insists that it's Biff Loman, Willy's son, is the one who "ultimately makes things happen, who responds to the great trauma in his life with an emotional and moral paralysis..." That point could be rebutted effectively, but meantime a more pertinent point that Hagopian makes is that, after Biff finds his dad in a hotel room with another woman; "You fake!" he barks. "You phony little fake! You fake!" And now dad has been fired from his job, and Willy fears his son will expose his immoral deeds to mom. But Biff does not, he just wants to rage at his dad, and say "goodbye to you Pop...let's just wrap it up, heh?" The scene that Willy provokes has definite tragic consequences, Hagopian admits on page 40. "
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"Death of a Salesman", 2001.
The following paper critically examines Arthur Miller?s "Death of a Salesman" which, according to the author, is fundamentally inner-directed rather than outer-directed.
1,420 words (approx. 5.7 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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The following paper examines the fundamental distinction made between the two forms of American drama to emerge from the United States during the post-war period. These two trends are said to be represented by the authors Tennessee Williams and Arthur Miller. This paper focuses on Arthur Miller, who takes a more Ibsen-like approach to drama. "Death of A Salesman" is made reference to throughout.
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Common Critical Opinions About Arthur Miller?s Death of a Salesman
This Paper?s Thesis about Death of a Salesman
What is a Tragic Character?
Why Willy Loman is a Tragic Character.
Why Willy Loman is similar to other Tragic Heroes.
What is the Play?s Thesis about American Society?
Why Willy Loman is not Just an American Everyman.
Arthur Miller?s own view of Willy Loman.
Willy Loman outside of an American Context
The Play-text?s View of Willy Loman
Conclusion
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"Tragedy is defined as a form of drama that depicts the suffering of a heroic individual who is often overcome by the very obstacles he is struggling to remove. The protagonist may be brought low by a character flaw or, a the philosopher Hegel stated, caught in a "collision of equally justified ethical aims.? (Encyclopedia.com) Miller himself commented that ?Willy Loman has broken a law without whose protection life is insupportable if not incomprehensible to him and to many other; it is the law which says that a failure in society and in business has no right to live.? (Drama for Students 71) At first Loman cannot accept his son Biff?s life because Biff works on a ranch for a living, ?like a boy.? (31) But Biff shows him that the ideals of success Willy holds are simply untenable for Biff, at least now that the son has attained the age of thirty-four."
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"Death of a Salesman", 2006.
A discussion on Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".
1,524 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 50.95
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This paper explores the characters and the main theme of Miller's play. The author explains that the salesman's lot is to deal with rejection. A good salesman can deal with a customer not liking a fabric, that is to be expected. But, having to give up a salary to work only on commission, having the best portion of his territory given to a younger person, realizing that he can't carry his weight any more, that is the real death of a salesman. The paper reflects that a tragedy is made out of an ordinary man's life.
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"And yet there is no resolution, as Biff shouts out that he knows his Father is a fake, "and he doesn't like anybody around who knows." (p. 444) To which his mother gently and sadly and calmly replies: "He's dying", and tells about Willy trying deliberately to smash into the guard rail of that bridge and the other accidents that were not accidents. And we know from the way she says this in her matter-of-fact way, that his death is now preordained, and that she has accepted it as much as any wife of more than 35 years can accept getting older, and weaker, and the mind and reflexes going, and the memories of a life that was never happy. Perhaps that was why they nick-named their youngest Happy. To create something happy in that dreary home with the husband gone so frequently."
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?Death of a Salesman?, 2004.
An analysis of the theme of gender criticism in the play, ?Death of a Salesman?, by Arthur Miller.
1,190 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines how, although Arthur Millers's "Death of a Salesman" is mainly about a salesman named Willy Loman, the almost hidden presence of the women in the play is all too often unnoticed. It looks at how Linda Loman seems to be the glue that holds the Loman clan together, as Willy, Biff, and Happy are all deluded in one way or another. It analyzes how Miller depicts Willy's wife in a very specific way and how he depicts the other women in the story in ways that complement Linda's distinct nature. Although Linda's role as a woman in society is extremely limited, she is a heroic character, being both wife and mother to some very sad and twisted characters.
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"Linda then, is a character that we learn directly very little about. It is only through her interactions with her family that her nature is revealed, and this sense of mystery adds to the dramatic tension. The audience cannot fathom why she stays with Willy and her dysfunctional family. Is she accepting her subordinate position as part of the nuclear family in order to hold it together? Or is she limited by her own personal inadequacies that prevent her from standing independently? Miller's creation of a character shrouded in ambiguity allows extensive scope for dramatic tension. This indistinct character of Linda has an effect on her relationship with Willy."
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Arthur Miller?s "Death of a Salesman".
This paper discusses the character Willy Loman from Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" as an Aristotelian tragic hero.
1,490 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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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."
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?Death of a Salesman?, 2004.
An analysis of the character of Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's ?Death of a Salesman?.
1,232 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 41.95
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This paper discusses how, in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman", the central character of Willy Loman maintains a great determination to succeed and a mindset on the past events of his life. It examines how Loman is apparently obsessed with dreams, especially those which has come to be called the "American Dream". It looks at how, even with his phenomenal success in his chosen profession as a salesman, Loman realizes much too late that his dreams are not based in reality, which inevitably leads to disillusionment and personal disaster.
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"For Willy Loman, life's accomplishments and sources of pleasure are simple. This statement provides an excellent judgment on his life, due to leading a very average existence as a traveling salesman which he believes will enable himself and his family to attain wealth and comfort. For twenty-five years, Willy has been working to pay off the mortgage on his modest home, and once that is accomplished, he will attain a sense of freedom, or the "American Dream". This goal, in light of the economic/social conditions that existed at the time in which the play is set, presents a perfect picture of his ultimate aim in life, clearly outlined by dollar signs and a sense of ownership, two key points to personal success as far as Willy is concerned."
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"Death of a Salesman", 2003.
An analysis of the character Willy Loman in Arthur Miller?s play, ?Death of Salesman?, and the message Miller is trying to transfer about American society.
2,210 words (approx. 8.8 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 68.95
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This paper discusses how, in ?Death of a Salesman?, Miller focuses on failure in a society that is obsessed with success. Willy Loman, an unsuccessful salesman, is the main character who falls prey to the propaganda of a society that shuns unsuccessful people. It shows how, through the use of his characters, themes, and symbols, Miller shows his audience how a man who believes in the ?American Dream? as it has been marketed to him can ultimately be destroyed by it.
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"Willy?s obsession with the American dream is symbolic of the unattainable, as well as of the flaws of the dream. Willy lives his entire life in pursuit of the American dream yet never attains it. The American dream represented opportunity and freedom for all, in Willy?s eyes, and he believed that all he needed to do was work hard and become popular. According to Willy, "the man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who creates a personal interest, is the man who gets ahead. Be liked and you will never want (p. 21)." However, hard work left him with nothing. The Samerican dream did little more than make Willy harshly judge himself and those around him by their material accumulation, as is demanded by capitalism and the American dream."
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"Oedipus Rex" and "Death of a Salesman", 2004.
An analysis of fate, insanity, and the tragic lives of Oedipus in "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles and Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller.
846 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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Considered as fine works of literature that demonstrate the tragic lives of humanity amidst its flaws and weaknesses, the plays "Oedipus Rex" by Sophocles and "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller aptly reflect, through their protagonist characters, their belief in fate and resulting tragic lives that marked their downfall to insanity and, later, towards death. This paper discusses these three significant concepts: fate, insanity, and tragedy, which are relevant to the main point in both of these plays.
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"Similarly, Willy Loman in Miller's famous contemporary play illustrates the modern American who depended heavily on fate-in American culture, it is synonymous with the concept of "American dream." Willy's beliefs that he and his sons, Biff and Happy, are destined to have a life of economic success, just because they have the 'proper social connections' and personality that will endear them to many people, and in fact, towards having a lucky and prosperous life. Willy's obsession to achieve the American dream by relying on pure charisma alone resulted also to his downfall: not only did he fail in his career as a salesman, but his sons also failed to realize their dreams in life, in the belief that their father's promise of an economically successful life will come true (Ardolino, 1998:2). Like Oedipus, Willy's belief in his fate as a successful salesman led to his indolence, which led to his family's increased fall towards poverty, causing him to commit suicide."
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?A Doll?s House? and ?Death of a Salesman?, 2002.
A comparative analysis of the plays ?A Doll?s House? by Henrik Ibsen and ?Death of a Salesman? by Arthur Miller.
1,187 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper provides a compare and contrast analysis of ?A Doll?s House? by Henrik Ibsen and ?Death Of A Salesman? by Arthur Miller. It discusses how both plays are about fallen families and how, in both cases, the fall occurs in proportion to the deception that the family members opt for themselves. It examines how both families try everything to tune up with society?s expectations and their own wishes and dreams and how both plays tell us that most of us choose to play roles and deceive, not only those immediately and distantly around us, but also ourselves. Although the two plays end with voluntary self-annihilation, or suicide, they also end in the characters? getting released. It is only their respective deaths that put an end to their inner torments.
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"There is greater ease in reading ?Death of a Salesman? than ?A Doll?s House.? In the former, the struggle is towards confronting the reality of failure and compensating for it. Although Willy destroys himself to enable his son to have the money that can insure his own success, his suicide results in the release of everyone in the family, including himself, from the brunt and pain of unfulfilled ambition and financial lack. As Linda, his wife, says at the end of the play: ?We?re free...? She feels redeemed from the clutches or Willy?s all-consuming desire to be economically comfortable and free of unpaid-bills. His death even comes directly to pay those debts and make possible the wife?s and sons? making it better in their own pursuits."
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"Oedipus the King" and "Death of a Salesman", 2003.
A comparative analysis of the tragic heroes from Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman."
690 words (approx. 2.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper examines the tragic heroes from Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman." It looks at the characteristics and fates of tragic the heroes and the effect of their quests.
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" The tragic heroes of Sophocles' Oedipus the King and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Oedipus and Willy Loman respectively refuse to passively accept their fate. In his essay Tragedy and the Common Man, Miller argued ..."
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Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".
This paper discusses the play, "Death of a Salesman," by Arthur Miller from the perspective of J. F. Clarke's statement, "The bravest of individuals is the one who obeys his or her conscience."
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This paper explains that "Death of a Salesman" is a tragic story about a man who is anything but a success; he is a coward because he cannot face his faults and his failures. The author believes that Willy is a coward because he tries to end his life due to his belief that he had so many troubles, and he thinks his family will benefit if he kills himself. The paper concludes that Willy is not a good example of Clarke's statement; he is a liar, does not take charge of his life in a positive manner, is not brave, and does not follow his conscience.
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"Clarke's statement about bravery does not apply to everyone, and Willy and his family are good examples of that. Not everyone can be brave, and not everyone can stand up to their failures and their faults. It takes a truly brave person to recognize they have been a failure, and to go on trying to better himself or herself. Willy could not do that, and he even tells Ben that. Ben says, "It's called a cowardly thing, William. Willy: Why? Does it take more guts to stand her the rest of my life ringing up a zero?" Yes, it does take more guts. It takes more guts to face your failures and learn from them. Willy did not have to guts to face his failures, and so, he thinks money is the answer for his family when really he was all they wanted."
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'Death of a Salesman", 2005.
An analysis of the symbolism in of Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".
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This paper discusses the overarching themes of Arthur Miller's play, "Death of a Salesman" and how they are supported by a constant thread of symbols that deepen those themes.
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" Arthur Miller's masterwork Death of a Salesman, a drama stocked with compelling characters and accessible themes, interweaves the dramatic with the poetic to transform ordinary material into ..."
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Play: "Death of a Salesman", 2005.
This paper analyzes Arthur Miller's classic play "Death of a Salesman".
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This paper is an essay about the play "Death of a Salesman" on the toxic nature of the American Dream. The author focuses on the roles of women in the play. The paper states that typically women in the play are either a dutiful housewife or a whore.
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"There is only one woman who has a major role in Arthur Miller's classic drama about the toxicity of the American Dream "Death of a Salesman". Willy Loman's wife Linda is a devoted and hardworking housewife who tries to ..."
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