Comparing Themes In Scarlet Letter And Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman

Themes in American Literature Literature provides readers many oppurtunities to grow. and learn through themes. By reading American Literature. readers develop a strong sense of distinct themes such as: societies iron grip. wildlife. and and family. First. American Literature portrays society as a harsch. judgemental. and generally unforgiving group that preys on the weak. Society gangs up. and is afraid to chart their own course. Readers of American Literautre see many examples of how societies cruel. iron grip forces people to either change their ways to fit in. or be brutally mocked. Novels such as: Nathaniel Hawthorne 's The Scarlet Letter. and Arthur Millers play The Death of a Salesman. illustrate the ways of society. The first example …show more content…
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Twain uses the river as a place where Huck goes for freedom and peace. The river is freeing them from different trials in their lives. For Jim. the river is taking him away from slavery. While for Huck. the river is transporting him away from his abusive father. The river is also where Huck learns a lot about Jim. When they are talking about King Solomon. Huck. who is more well-versed in the Bible than Jim. tries to explain that Solomon never intended to chop the baby in two. Jim disagrees and makes a good point by …show more content…
is Willy Loman. from The Death of a Salesman. Throughout the play. Willy is always shirking off Linda 's opinion. The greatest example is in Act II. when Willy cheats on Linda. The reason of why he cheats never really gets told. it might have been a business move. The woman says. “For now on. I 'll see you go straight through to the buyers”(Miller Act II). The most likely scenario. however. is that he cheated on Linda because he let his carnal desires get the best of him. Willy values fun and success more than his relationship with his wife. and it is truly