Arthur Miller's Circles Of Responsibility Analysis

Register to read the introduction… He is urging his audience to be aware. In his same discussion of eight of his works, Miller explains why Willy’s remaining in his situation has the effect on him that it does. Miller says, “The less capable a man is of walking away from the central conflict of the play, the closer he approaches a tragic existence” (Eight x). In Willy’s case, this means that his inability to realize the hopelessness of his situation and to do something about it is what eventually leads to his …show more content…
In his article, “Arthur Miller’s Circles of Responsibility: A View From the Bridge and Beyond,” Donald Costello speaks about what he calls the circles of responsibility. This is his way of showing the interconnectedness among the self, the family, society, and the universe. He illustrates this by placing the self as the center of a circle. It is surrounded by the family, which in turn is surrounded by society. The outer ring of the circle is the universe/fate/God. (Costello 444). Costello explains the relation of the circles of responsibility to the Loman family in this