Synthesis-Style Prompt: Death Of A Salesman

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Cymone Littlejohn March 1, 2016 English III
Mrs. Hayes
Synthesis- Style Prompt: Death of a Salesman
Working hard and relying on what other people think of them are things used in the play
Death Of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, which explains why the play is considered American Literature. There were people in the book that were clueless of what they were going to make of their lives. When they were in high school, they were able to slide through with out having to do any work. When they got out of high school, they were not able to make something of themselves. The people that worked hard in school were able to do very well after high school.
Willy Loman is the main character that is close to the end of his life. He is struggling io keep with

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