Death of a Salesman

“You can't eat an orange and throw the peel away.-a man is not a piece of fruit” This quote stated by Willy Loman basically means that a person cannot be used up and then thrown away. He says this to Howard out of frustration because he desperately needs a job that does not require to travel, but rather, an office like job that pays. In this quote, the orange represents a young and healthy man that is efficient, and can work properly. Willy portrays that back in the days where he was a middle…

Mikayla Harf Within both the plays Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller and Fences by August Wilson, the authors show the American Dream as a goal, something to reach for. But there always seem to be roadblocks in the way of the characters in the plays to reach the American Dream. Both plays show hope for the American Dream even though at first glance both plays might look hopeless. Biff and Rose both show hope for the American Dream even though in the beginning it may not seem that way. The…

The Living American Dream Death of a Salesman author, Arthur Miller, uses his characters like Charlie and Bernard to represent in a metaphorical way, that the American Dream is alive. “You’re supposed to study with me today.” This quote proves that Bernard knew that education is very important in order to succeed, that’s why Bernard, in the quote above, was bothering Biff to study with him, Bernard knew that working hard and studying in school would help him get the career he wanted and help him…

Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman presents to the reader a tragic work that also displays the harsh realities of life where betrayal and lack of meeting expectations must be faced. Through the story of Willy Loman, Miller develops an intricate plot which reinforces the idea that too much pride and ignorance can consume oneself to the extent that they detriment themselves and others. Willy’s act of allowing himself to be blinded by “The American Dream” and his expectations to leave behind a…

Willy Loman, the protagonist and main character of Death of a Salesman, has lived his life seeking the American Dream. Sadly for him, he did not succeed and to make matters worse, he betrayed his family, friends, and himself along the way. His actions depict the desperate measures a man would take to fulfill his materialistic needs and the definition of success after World War II. Willy was once a man who was praised by his company, but after Howard took over the business, he was fired. Willy…

Jace Moezinia Professor Israel English 120 15 December 2015 Arthur Miller is the playwright of Death of a Salesman. Miller uses the text as a means to convey a message: success in society is based off of materialistic values such as money. Willy Loman, a salesman, bases his view of success off what society deems is successful. According to Willy, society believes, success is based off the amount of money a person has and being “well liked.” He is constantly judging the people around him and…

The American dream for any person has always been based on freedom, equality, control over one’s destiny and pursuit of one’s dream. Freedom and hard work will lead you to prosperity. In Death of a salesman, every character has different dreams that they want to achieve. Ben goes off to Alaska and Africa and luck into wealth by finding a diamond mine. Willy Loman’s dream is influenced by Ben’s success. He thinks if any man is good looking, charismatic and well liked deserves success and will…

pick up a phone, and be remembered and loved and helped by so many different people?” -Willy Loman, Act II (81) In this quotation Willy, is telling Howard about how he was inspired to become a salesman after meeting Dave Singleman, a mythical salesman who in Willy’s eyes died the noble “death of a salesman”. His respect for Singleman’s life became his template for his life. Which can be illustrated with his constant need to be liked and to make money. Willy is driven by the idea of having…

Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller, is a play about Willy Loman's struggle to achieve unattainable goals. One major source of conflict and theme in the play is Willy's inability to differentiate between reality and illusions. In Willy's imagination, he and his sons have the aptitude to be successful businessmen, when in reality his illusion is what is preventing him from achieving success. In this essay I will argue that the idea of illusions contradicting the reality of Willy Loman…

the memory of “the woman” appears. He begins hallucinating a conversation with the man he admires, Ben. At this time in Willy’s life, he was very successful and both of his sons idolized him. Willy just seems to have this idea that he is the best salesman there is.…