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the audience; and finally, it must be complex (McManus, 1999). Complex here means the plot contains a "reversal of intention (peri...

us are perhaps afraid to pursue the thing that would make us the most happy but is likely to also be the most risky. We may fear ...

a tragic character as he remembers events from his past and why things went wrong. Through this process, he seems to be losing tou...

Loman in Death of a Salesman is a rather pathetic character. He is average, almost typical, but maybe too stereotypical. He is som...

plight of small-time con-men, dubious real estate salesmen and other marginal types, explore a desperate, obsessed landscape that ...

deal of understanding in this particular line. We note that the staging is "smart" which tells us that the staging is perhaps cris...

that they are constantly losing, for many losers keep plugging away. And, if they constantly plug away, with good intentions and p...

told him about the American Dream. It is likely that when he ages and gets to a point in his life when he has worked for many deca...

a job he has obviously done for decades. This image is one that induces sympathy and empathy and thus presents the reader or viewe...

of how they look at the world. For the two sons this image is different. Biff is the intelligent brother who is often angered a...

and we are inside Lomans house. We read that as the light changes we are forced to see how this house looks somewhat pathetic in t...

position to that of management, or even to that of an incredibly successful salesman/employee. His character was weak, and his int...

and new trends. He could not open his mind to new ideas concerning anything, including his family. In essence, he was a man with a...

is the well read that appear to succeed in life, they have a broader base of knowledge from which to make judgements and decision....

In six pages this paper examines how the American Dream, family relationships, and tragedy of Willy Loman within the context of th...

upon the very nature of man to enjoy learning something about others and in return about him or herself. In this way, he argues, w...

In nine pages Melville's message in Billy Budd is analyzed and then the novel is compared to the works by Arthur Miller and Toni M...

is made immediately aware, first by the title, then by Willys revealing that he found himself driving off the road, that we are ga...

In seven pages this paper examines how society treated women in these respective time periods in a comparative analysis of 'The Ae...

This 6 page paper discusses the Arthur Miller plays Death of a Salesman and A View from the Bridge. The writer argues that in both...

audience must be moved by Willy Loman, a 63-year-old man who has become tired of chasing the ever-elusive American Dream, always f...

In twelve pages this research paper discusses the impact of aging not only on the elderly member of the family but on the family i...

In seven pages the ways in which Death of a Salesman can be considered a reflection of playwright Arthur Miller are analyzed. Fiv...

In 5 pages these 20th century writers and thinkers are examined regarding their interpretations of identity and life's meaning in ...

This paper presents different attitudes regarding age as reflected in Miss Brill by Katherine Mansfield, The Sandbox by Edward Alb...

"actresses" that make up the whole of the Sunday scene. She is in this mood when a young couple sit down close to her. She imagi...

This 5 page paper discusses the tragedies faced in the plays Oedipus the King (Oedipus Rex) by Sophocles and Death of a Salesman b...

In five pages this paper examines how the neighbors of Willy Loman, father Charley and son Bernard provide an essential plot funct...

as "The Jazz Age." When not numbing themselves with superficial pleasures, young people were pursuing the American Dream, as tran...

In 5 pages this paper analyzes the different stress reactions of protagonists Willy Loman and Nora Helmer in these social dramas b...