Arthur Miller was an American author who wrote during the 1900’s. Miller wrote many plays and novels. Most of them were dramas or biographies. One well known play is All My Sons. This play won many awards. Arthur Miller’s major works were greatly influenced by his early life, which included his family and education, his middle and later life, which included his spouse, children, and other careers. To begin, Miller’s early life slightly influenced his writings. Arthur was born in Harlem, New York City, New York on October 17th, 1915. Miller’s family depended on his father’s income. When the Great Depression hit, Isidore lost his business and his home. Miller’s parents, Isidore and Augusta, then decided to move to Brooklyn. Once there,
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He was a playwright, essayist, and a novelist. Miller wrote many plays, but his most known plays were Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, All My Sons, and The Man Who Had All the Luck. The Man Who Had All the Luck failed very miserably and this failure caused him to stop working for two whole years. Miller’s other plays had much better outcomes. For example, Death of a Salesman won the Pulitzer Prize in 1949, The Crucible won the Obie Award in 1958, and All My Sons won the Drama Critics Circle Award in 1947. Most of his works were majorly influenced by the Ibsen School of Realistic Drama. Almost all his works were drama based and had many tragedies. Miller believed that the common man is the tragic hero. As mentioned, he won many awards, but not all of them were his plays, some were novels or biographies. His most recent awards were the Praemium Imperiale in 2001 and the Jerusalem Prize in 2003. In conclusion, Miller’s major works were inspired by a number of things and teachings. Arthur Miller had some very interesting influences in his early, middle and later life, which included his family, education, spouses, and many other factors. Miller based most of his works on what was going on all around him. Miller had a rough start but he turned out to be an excellent writer. Many of his works are better known by the older generations. He most likely influenced an abundance of young writers. Arthur
He was a playwright, essayist, and a novelist. Miller wrote many plays, but his most known plays were Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, All My Sons, and The Man Who Had All the Luck. The Man Who Had All the Luck failed very miserably and this failure caused him to stop working for two whole years. Miller’s other plays had much better outcomes. For example, Death of a Salesman won the Pulitzer Prize in 1949, The Crucible won the Obie Award in 1958, and All My Sons won the Drama Critics Circle Award in 1947. Most of his works were majorly influenced by the Ibsen School of Realistic Drama. Almost all his works were drama based and had many tragedies. Miller believed that the common man is the tragic hero. As mentioned, he won many awards, but not all of them were his plays, some were novels or biographies. His most recent awards were the Praemium Imperiale in 2001 and the Jerusalem Prize in 2003. In conclusion, Miller’s major works were inspired by a number of things and teachings. Arthur Miller had some very interesting influences in his early, middle and later life, which included his family, education, spouses, and many other factors. Miller based most of his works on what was going on all around him. Miller had a rough start but he turned out to be an excellent writer. Many of his works are better known by the older generations. He most likely influenced an abundance of young writers. Arthur