False Identity In Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman

In Death of a Salesman there is a large amount of false hope present throughout the entire film. Linda provides the support her family needs in order for them to all stay together, even if the things she supported were not true. She supported her husband, and two sons even as they were lost and disorganized. Linda’s support toward her family leads the audience to recognize the theme of lost identity. Throughout the film Linda’s positive attitude influences Willy, Biff, and Happy. Willy’s relationship with his sons was great as they were younger and in high school. Willy would tell the boy’s what to do, thinking it was the best idea, and the two sons believed him. As Biff and Happy grew into unsuccessful men, Willy still tried to tell them …show more content…
The whole poem is in first person perspective as the narrator decides whether or not he wants to save the doe or let it die. Further into the poem readers learn that the doe is pregnant. This adds dramatic sense to the story because, he would not just be moving the deer but he would be saving the fawn. This poem allows for readers to jump into the narrators shoes and decide, if they would take the easy way out, or the hard way. Although the hard way provides way more opportunity. Throughout the poem a lot of stanzas represent and symbolize much for than what is read. One example is in stanza ten “her side was warm, her fawn lay there waiting”. This line shows an opportunity for the fawn’s survival. When the fawn is not born, it represents a lost opportunity. A second line that hides a lot of meaning and symbolism is line 15, “I stood in the glare of the warm exhaust turning red”. This line shows that he is feeling some type of pressure as he stood in the darkness of the night, lit only by the car. The color red symbolizes embarrassment, anger, and conflict the speaker may be feeling. The overall tone of the poem is very bleak and intense. Due to the fact that the fawn is never born, it creates a gloomy tone. The fawn never see the world, because the speaker simply pushed the doe into the river without any regard, taking the “easy” way out. However, the speaker may have helped the fawn. The fawn would have been born without a mother or any footsteps to following, making it a challenge if it were to live. Overall, I believe that “Traveling through the Dark” provides readers with a realistic situation that allows for readers to step into the speakers shoes and create their own thought process of the