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Essays
on Death Of A Salesman
Death
of a Salesman: Meaning
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A 5 page paper which discusses the literal and symbolic
meanings of the title "Death
of a Salesman," the play
by Arthur Miller. In the literal meaning we are truly
presented with the death of
one man, a salesman, Willy
Loman. In the symbolic meaning we see the death
of the salesman as
representative of the death
of the American dream, or the ridding of illusion as it
applies to the American dream. No additional sources
cited.
Filename: RAsalesmn.wps
Tragedies:
Oedipus The King and Death Of
A Salesman
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The newspapers are forever mentioning the word, 'tragedy'.
It usually means that there has been a death
or deaths associated with a
catastrophic event. Surprisingly, this is in keeping with
the use of tragedy as described by Aristotle: that it
should evoke the emotions of pity and fear in the presence
of an action of a certain magnitude. This 5 page paper
explores the element of tragedy in Sophocles' play,
Oedipus Rex and Arthur Miller's play, Death
Of A Salesman. No additional
sources are listed.
Filename: KTtragic.wps
Arthur
Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
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This 10 page report discusses Arthur Miller’s 1949
dramatic classic “Death of
a Salesman.” The play is
clearly a tragedy but its format of tragedy must be
extended to consider other implications than dramatic
formula. Because it tells the story of a man of the 20th
century does not make it any less “tragic” than the
stories of “Macbeth” or “Antigone.” In fact,
because it is a modern tragedy it has a great degree of
meaning for modern audiences than those of ancient Greece
or 16th century England. Miller’s Willy Loman is
basically an “average” guy. And like all of Miller’s
characters, Willy and his family, are vulnerable and
vaguely pathetic people who find themselves led astray by
the false values imposed on them by society. For more than
half a century, “Death of a Salesman” (debuting in
1949) has allowed Miller to repeatedly make the point that
Willy Loman cannot and should not be blamed for who he is
or how he has evolved. It is the social and emotional
structure of the world Willy inhabits that has defined him
and lead him on his path of hopelessness. Bibliography
lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWdostrg.wps
The
Symbols in Arthur Miller’s “Death
of a Salesman”
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This 5 page report discusses Arthur Miller’s modern
American classic, “Death of
a Salesman.” Symbolism is
constant and largely psychological in “Death
of a Salesman.” Willy
Loman’s constant longing for the good old days is
presented in a variety of ways, blurting out to his wife
that he is fat, his affair, Biff’s understanding of
himself as a failure long before Willy ever considered
that possibility, all combine to symbolize his loss of
stature and his fading sense of himself as he grows older
and loses more hope. In fact, symbolism points to the
dissipation of Willy in nearly every scene. No secondary
sources.
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Characters
in Death of a Salesman
and Barn Burning Compared
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts the characters of
Willy Loman, in Death of a Salesman,
with Abner Snopes in William Faulkner's Barn Burning. The
theme of death in both works
is duly noted. The nature of the characters is the focus
of this paper. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA007dth.wps
“Death
Of A Salesman”: Social
Conscience
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10 pages in length. Arthur Miller’s Death
of a Salesman represents a
collection of social ills and misgivings, inasmuch as
Willy Loman’s perpetual quest for success concludes with
the death of a very miserable
man. However, all throughout his tortured life, Loman was
indeed conscious of both his familial and social
obligations, never losing sight of what was expected of
him. The writer discusses this attention to social
conscience is apparent from beginning to end of Miller’s
play, noting that each primary character relates to this
concept in his or her own individual manner. Bibliography
lists 11 sources.
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An
Analysis of "Death of a Salesman"
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A 5 page research paper that examines Arthur Miller's
award-winning play Death of a Salesman. The writer
considers thematic material, as well as such points as how
the play is typically produced. Bibliography lists 3
sources.
Filename: khdetsal.wps
"Death
of a Salesman" and
"An American Beauty": The Myth of the American
Family
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A 7 page paper which discusses the play "Death
of a Salesman" and the
recent film "American Beauty" and illustrates
how they help to demonstrate that the perfect American
family is only a myth, never achieved. Bibliography lists
16 sources.
Filename: RAmythfam.wps
Are
'Oedipus The King' & 'Death
of a Salesman' Tragedies?
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A 3 page research paper which examines the similarities
and differences between Sophocles’ play, 'Oedipus the
King' and Arthur Miller’s play, 'Death
of a Salesman' to determine
whether or not each could be considered a definitive
tragedy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGotkdos.rtf
"Antigone"
And "Death Of A Salesman":
Tragedy of Antigone and Willy Loman
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5 pages in length. A great deal of maturity and moral
development occurs in "Antigone" and "Death
of a Salesman," with
particular regard to lead characters Antigone and Willy
Loman. Respective to these central characters, each one
comes to various conclusions with regard to the acceptance
of reality, issues of heroism and morality and, perhaps
above all, the concept of their own mortality. The writer
discusses that inasmuch as both characters derive their
ultimate conclusions on account of individual occurrences,
one can readily argue that the path to enlightenment may
have been different, but the ultimate outcome reaped the
same benefit. No additional sources cited.
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Performing
Arts Review / 'Death of a Salesman'
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A 4 page paper that provides an overview of the South
Coast Repertory Theatre's rendition of Arthur Miller's Death
of a Salesman, and considers
the simplicity of setting and the development of Willy's
character as two fundamental and functional aspects of
this performance.
Filename: Salesman.wps
Capitalism
And Death Of A Salesman
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Arthur Miller hoped that his play, A Death
Of A Salesman, would place a
time bomb under American Capitalism. This 5 page paper
defines American capitalism and compares it with the life
of Willy Loman. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: KTcapdth.wps
Are
'Oedipus the King' and 'Death
of a Salesman' Definitive
Tragedies?
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A 3 page research paper which examines the similarities
and differences between Sophocles' play, Oedipus the King
and Arthur Miller's play, Death
of a Salesman to determine
whether or not each could be considered a definitive
tragedy. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TGotkdos.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman'
vs. 'The Price' / Aging & The Family
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This 12 page research paper examines the impact of the
aging process not only on the aged family member but also
on his family. Specifically discussed is this issue as
explored by the plays of Arthur Miller, Death
of a Salesman and The Price.
Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: Famage.wps
Tennessee
Williams' 'The Glass Menagerie' (1944) and Arthur Miller's
'Death of a Salesman'
(1949) / Compared & Contrasted
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A 4 page paper which compares and contrasts the human
dreams in Tennessee Williams' 1944 play, The Glass
Menagerie and Arthur Miller's 1949 play, Death
of a Salesman, to evaluate
what comprises ‘good' and ‘bad' dreams. Bibliography
lists 2 sources.
Filename: Glassme2.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman'
/ Politics
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A 6 page paper looking at the degree to which Arthur
Miller's own political activism is reflected in the play Death
of a Salesman. The paper
argues that although some critics felt the play was
Marxist, Miller was in fact reflecting the world the way
he, and not Marx, saw it. Bibliography lists seven
sources.
Filename: Sales8.wps
Comparison
& Contrast of Arthur Miller's "Death
of a Salesman," Frank
O'Connor's "First Confession" & Sylvia
Plath's "Metaphors"
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A 6 page paper which compares and contrasts Arthur
Miller's play, "Death of
a Salesman," Frank
O'Connor's short story, "First Communion," and
Sylvia Plath's poem, "Metaphors" in terms of
characters, tone, plot and style to reveal how each author
appeals to the senses, emotions and intellect of the
readers.
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Arthur
Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman'
/ Linda Loman As A Perfect Wife
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5 pages in length. Linda Loman, wife of Willy Loman in the
play Death of a Salesman,
is the epitome of the perfect wife. Her loyalty and
devotion would be enough of a testimonial on their own,
but Linda's qualifications goes far beyond that. The
writer defends the position that Linda is, in fact, a
perfect wife by illustrating to what lengths she goes to
bolster her husband both in times of crisis and in their
everyday lives.
Filename: Lomanwif.wps
Death
of a Salesman.
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(5 pp). Death of a Salesman
gives different insights and different meanings to the
American dream of success and shows what can happen when
the dream is false, distorted or unfulfilled. The American
dream was in serious trouble for Willy Loman and his
family because of his fervent pursuit of success, wealth
and status. He believed in the myth that success was based
on popularity, personality and personal attractiveness.
"Be liked and you will never want." (p.33) and
"Riding on a smile and a shoeshine," and ".
. . personality always wins the day." (p. 65) are
examples of those deceptions. Bbliography lists 3 sources.
Bibliography lists 3 sources. Bibliography lists 3
sources. BBdthSal.doc
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Arthur
Miller's 'Death of a Salesman'
/ Importance of Fate
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In 4 pages, the writer discusses the importance of fate in
Death of a Salesman
and how it brought Willy Loman to his station in life. No
additional sources cited.
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Tragedy
& Tragic Heroes In Macbeth, Death
Of A Salesman, & More
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A 6 page paper defining classic Aristotelian form of
tragedy and how it is expressed in Macbeth, Death
of a Salesman, The
Metamorphosis, and The Stranger. 2 source bib
Filename: Traghero.wps
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Economics
and Tragedy in Death
of a Salesman
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This 6 page paper reflects on Arthur Miller's Death
of a Salesman and
shows how the Loman family, particularly Willy, is
affected by money and the American dream. The
American dream is discussed as a theme.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA050dth.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman'
/ Willy Loman & The American Dream
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A 9 page paper on Arthur Miller's play Death
of a Salesman. The
writer demonstrates how the plight of the
protagonist, Willy Loman, represents the
tarnishing of the American Dream, and shows how
the play serves as a clear indictment of the
American capitalist system. Bibliography lists
seven sources.
Filename: Wloman.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death of a Salesman'
/ From A Modern Point-of-View
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A 5 page paper addressing the play, 'Death
of a Salesman,' and
considering it from a modern day perspective. The
play deals with many issues which are just as
prevalent today, and in that respect not much
about the play would need to be changed in order
to make it a modern day movie attraction. But an
examination of the possibilities is provided,
including a brief sketch of possible actors for
the 4 lead characters. Essentially this is an
examination of a hypothetical situation where the
play was being redone in a modern format. No
additional sources cited.
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The
Theme of the American Dream as Explored in F.
Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” &
Arthur Miller’s “Death
of a Salesman”
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A 7 page paper which examines how the theme of the
American Dream is presented in the plots of F.
Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel, 'The Great
Gatsby,' and in Arthur Miller’s 1947 play, 'Death
of a Salesman,' with
particular emphasis on the characters of Jay
Gatsby and Willy Loman. Bibliography lists 8
sources.
Filename: TGgatdos.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death of a Salesman'
& August Wilson's 'Fences'
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A 5 page paper which considers whether or not
August Wilson's play, Fences (1985), is an
African-American version of Arthur Miller's Death
of a Salesman (1947).
Specifically examined are the similarities and
differences between the two plays. Bibliography
lists 5 sources.
Filename: Dosfence.wps
The
Function of Charley and Bernard in Arthur Miller's
"Death of a Salesman"
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A 5 page paper which analyzes the function of
Willy Loman's neighbor, Charley, and his son,
Bernard, in Arthur Miller's play, "Death
of a Salesman."
Filename: TGchaber.wps
Arthur
Miller’s “Death
of a Salesman” and
Willy Loman as a Father
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This 3 page report discusses Willy Loman, the main
character of Arthur Millers Pulitzer Prize-winning
play “Death of a Salesman.”
Willy’s sons, Biff and Happy, are inexorably
affected by their father’s expectations. While
the focus of the play in terms of the
psychological damage inflicted on biff, it should
be noted that Hap also suffered as a result of his
father’s beliefs and attitudes. However, because
he is ostensibly a “lesser” character, his own
pain has also been dismissed as less than that of
Biff or Willy. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Arthur
Miller's 'Death of a Salesman'
/ Willy Loman as a Tragic Hero
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In 4 pages, the writer discusses the tragic hero
in Death of a Salesman.
The plight of Willy Loman is analyzed as
definitively tragic. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Herosale.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman'
/ Willie Loman As The Author
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A 7 page paper analyzing the extent to which Death
of A Salesman can be
considered autobiographical -- a reflection of
Arthur Miller's own life. Bibliography lists 5
additional sources.
Filename: Salesmn5.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman'
/ Hopelessness Of Willy Loman
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A 5 page paper discussing the emotional makeup of
Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's play, Death
of a Salesman. Also
analyzes how Loman's doubts, insecurities, and
hopelessness affected his relationships.
Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Hopew.wps
Death
of a Salesman.
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(5 pp) Death of a Salesman
gives different insights and different meanings to
the American dream of success and shows what can
happen when the dream is false, distorted or
unfulfilled. The American dream was in serious
trouble for Willy Loman and his family because of
his fervent pursuit of success, wealth and status.
He believed the myth that success was based on
popularity, personality and personal
attractiveness. "Be liked and you will never
want" (.33), and "Riding on a smile and
a shoeshine," and ". . . personality
always wins the day" ( 65) are examples of
those deceptions. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BBdthSR.doc
Comparing
Tolstoy/Miller—'Salesman'
& 'Ivan Ilyich'
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A 5 page comparison between Leo Tolstoy's 'The Death
of Ivan Ilyich' and Arthur Miller's 'Death
of a Salesman.' These
two works deal with how individuals face the
inevitability of their own mortality and the
reflections on life that are inherent in that
process. Although the stories are set in different
cultures, the men encounter similar experiences in
that both of them have to face and evaluate the
sum total of their lives—how they have lived and
value of the relationships that they have built.
No additional sources cited.
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Death
Of A Salesman:
Conflict Between Father And Son
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A 5 page paper. Miller's play is a commentary on
the American way of life and on the preoccupation
with wealth and influence. The story revolves
around the conflict between Willy Loman, an older
traveling salesman,
and his oldest son, Biff, who was a exceptional
football player in high school. Many critics have
said that Biff is both a reflection and an
amplification of Willy. The paper discusses the
conflict between them and analyzes the different
causes of it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PGdeath2.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death of A Salesman'
/ On The Character Of Willie Loman
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A 6 page paper on one aspect of the illusions of
Willy Loman in Arthur Miller's play. The paper
argues that Willy's confusion of his two mentors
-- a former salesman
and his brother Ben -- causes him to create a
warped value system, which he then passes on to
his sons. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
Filename: Liked.wps
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“Death
Of A Salesman” And “The
Entertainer”: Compare/Contrast
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6 pages in length. The struggle to achieve; the desire to
be accepted; the will to continue forward even when all
previous efforts have manifested in failure – these are
the elements that form a common bond between Arthur
Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
and John Osborne’s “The Entertainer.” Clearly, the
drive for social, financial and emotional success
represents the very foundation of these two plays; even
though they are set in different times, places and
circumstances, the respective protagonists still mirror
each other’s desperation to reach a social status that
inevitably eludes them both. No additional sources cited.
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Tragedy
in Literature
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In 7 pages, the author presents an argumentative essay in
which it is argued that of the two plays, Arthur Miller's
'Death of a Salesman,'
and William Shakespeare's 'The Tragedy of Othello, The
Moor of Venice,' the one that is more tragic is 'Death
of a Salesman.' Bibliography
lists 6 sources.
Filename: PCtralit.doc
“Comparison
Between the Characters of Willy in Death
of a Salesman and John in The
Crucible”
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A comparison between the characters of Willy Loman in
Miller’s Death of a Salesman
and John Proctor in Miller’s The Crucible, looking at
the importance of the themes of deception and integrity in
the two dramas and the way in which these themes are
developed by the actions of the protagonists. Bibliography
lists 4 sources.
Filename: JLmillercomp.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman'
/ Society And The Individual
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A 5 page paper looking at the roles of Miller's
protagonist Willy Loman and American society itself in
bringing about Willy's downfall. The paper argues that
both are equally culpable -- society for inventing the
myth of the American Dream, and Willy for buying into it.
Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: Socsal4.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman'
-- Characters of Biff & Happy
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In this 5 page paper, the writer compares and contrasts
protagonist Willy Loman's two sons (Biff & Happy).
Specifically analyzed : the young mens' relationship with
each other, their mother, and most importantly, their
father. No Bibliography.
Filename: Salesmn.wps
Death
of a Salesman: Portrayal of
Failure
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This well-written six page paper discusses the theme of
the play and compares it to real life relationships. The
relationship between Willy and his sons his discussed at
length.
Filename: CWDeaSal.WPS
Non-realism
in Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
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A three page paper looking at Arthur Miller’s play in
terms of those aspects which are deliberately not
realistic. The paper discusses Miller’s intentions in
presenting the play in this manner. No additional sources.
Filename: KBsales4.wps
Tragedy
and Illusion in "Death
of a Salesman" and
"View from the Bridge"
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A six page paper comparing these two plays by Arthur
Miller. The paper concludes that in both plays, the hero
is standing in the midst of a tidal wave of reality
against which he cannot possibly win, and yet he refuses
to back down because that would mean ceasing to believe in
the illusion that sustains him. Bibliography lists six
sources.
Filename: KBmillr.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman'
/ Setting In The Play
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A 5 page paper on the physical set of Arthur Miller's
play. The paper looks in detail at the directions for
construction and design of the set for this play, and
observes how these details serve to emphasize the theme of
the play itself. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: Setdeath.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman'
/ Dysfunction
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A 5 page paper analyzing the dysfunctional family as shown
in Arthur Miller's play. Defines a functional family and
contrasts it to the Loman family of the play. No
additional sources cited.
Filename: Deathfam.wps
Death
of a Salesman (Film Analysis)
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This 7 page paper provides an analysis of the relationship
between the protagonist, Willy Loman, and his sons. The
work is evaluated primarily in terms of theme and plot.
Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: SA012dth.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman':
Biff And Willy Loman
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5 pages in length. Willy Loman and his son Biff are
fashioned out of the same social mold, inasmuch as their
respective desires to meet the unspoken demands of
responsibility are hopelessly unattainable. In spite of
the fact that Biff watches his father slowly wither away
under the pressures of social performance, he does not
learn from the experience, merely serving to perpetuate
the ongoing dance that exists between success and failure.
Indeed, one can readily argue that Willy's primary focus
was upon providing for his family, for whom he believed he
had to sacrifice his entire life. It was through this
skewed perception of one's existence that Willy ultimately
lost his way along the path of happiness while in
perpetual pursuit of his own social responsibility. In a
way, this sense of responsibility rubbed off on Biff to
the extent that he attempted to gain his father's
appreciation through efforts of his own, yet inevitably
falling far short of his worthless quest. The writer
discusses how Willy and Biff Loman mirror each other. No
additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCwilly.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death of A Salesman'
Hoffman as Loman In The Film Version
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A 5 page paper comparing the televised version of Arthur
Miller's play, starring Dustin Hoffman, with the original
work. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Deathsale.wps
"The
Iceman Cometh," "Waiting For Godot" And
"Death Of A Salesman":
Time And Attitude
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6 pages in length. The writer discusses the aspects of
time and attitude as they relate to the three plays.
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TLCicemn.wps
Miller’s
“Death of a Salesman”
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A five page paper providing an overview of this classic
American play. The paper discusses Willy Loman’s role as
hero, Miller’s use of foil characters, dramatic suspense
and exposition, and the influence of the play’s set in
our understanding of the play’s theme. No additional
sources.
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Arthur
Miller’s “Death of a Salesman”
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This 4 page report discusses the extent to which Willie
Loman is to blame for the tragic ending of Arthur
Miller’s most famous play. The writer also questions to
what extent society is also responsible. What made Biff
and Hap into the boy-men they were? No additional sources
are listed in the bibliography.
Filename: BWsales.rtf
Biff
and Willy’s Destructive Relationship in Miller’s “Death
of a Salesman”
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A six page paper looking at the way the protagonist of
Arthur Miller’s classic play imbues his son with his
warped sociological values. The paper shows that the
son’s repeated failures in life are due to his
father’s idealization of him, and this in turn is based
on the father’s inability to see his own life
realistically. Bibliography lists three sources.
Filename: KBsales3.wps
Staging
Illusion in "Death of a Salesman"
and "The Glass Menagerie"
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A ten page paper looking at these two plays, by Arthur
Miller and Tennessee Williams respectively, in terms of
the way the playwrights brought their characters'
illusions to life on the stage. The paper shows that
Miller used a much more expressionistic technique while
Williams developed his characters more conventionally.
Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: KBmenag3.wps
Miller’s
“Death of a Salesman”
in its Social Context
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A 10 page paper looking at Arthur Miller’s classic
twentieth century play in terms of its indictment of
capitalist society. The paper shows how the
protagonists’ illusions distort his own values and those
he teaches his sons, and observes that in that respect
little has changed today. Bibliography lists seven
sources.
Filename: KBsales.wps
Arthur
Miller's 'Death Of A Salesman'
/ The Tragedy of Willy Loman
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A 5 page paper evaluating Arthur Miller's claim that
'tragedy is the conscience of a man's total compulsion to
evaluate himself justly.' The writer argues that Willy
Loman's tragedy is, in fact, that he cannot evaluate
himself justly; even suicide is preferable to that.
Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: Lomant.wps
Morals
and Society in Arthur Millers' Death
of a Salesman;
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This 8 page paper looks at the way in which the morals in
this play are seen to revolve around the idea success and
material possessions. Willy Loman, an anti hero can be
seen as embodying everything negative about the world of
sales, yet in studying him and his role in the play we can
see the criticism of societal values. The bibliography
cites 4 sources.
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Learning
The Lessons Early
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This five page paperpresents a detailed discussion of The death
of Ivan Ilyich by Tolstoy and The Death
of a Salesman by Arthur
Miller , and how leaders can learn lessons form the
protagonists. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: cwtolsto.wps
Acting
and Setting: Death of a
Salesman
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A 5 page paper which discusses the use of acting and
setting in Death of a Salesman
and addresses how these items helped, or harmed, the
production. The production addressed is that which took
place in Eugene O'Neill Theater in New York City.
Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAdeathply.wps
Willy
Loman: Accidental Infidel.
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(7 pp) Usually when an extramarital affair is discovered,
the couple will undergo a crisis, which may evolve into
the most difficult part of the issue. The
"injured" spouse may feel emotionally abandoned
by the other spouse, or she/ he may even feel a loss of
her/his image of marriage. One or the other of the
partners may have difficulty functioning due to the
stress. None of these things happen in Miller's drama, Death
of a Salesman. Willy Loman,
as the ultimate salesman, has
been "selling himself" for years. This
discussion looks at the result of Willy's
"personality and charm" leading to his
"accidental" affairs. Suggestions, from a
psychological point of view, are made as to the
"why" of his actions. Bibliography lists 5
sources.
Filename: BBwillyAR.doc
Death
of a Salesman –
Multi-Layered Themes!
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Death of a Salesman
– Multi-Layered Themes!: This 6-page analytical essay
provides a solid basis for understanding this Arthur
Miller play. Additionally, there is an extensive
examination of the multi-layered themes. One of Miller’s
most widely read plays – it is often also the most
misunderstood. Bibliography lists 9 sources. SNDeaths.doc
Filename: SNDeaths.doc
Death
of a Salesman (1985 Filed
Version)
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This 5 page paper contemplates Schlondorff's filmed
version of the Arthur Miller classic about a traveling salesman
and the relationships he has with his family. Acting and
cinematography are discussed. This version stars Dustin
Hoffman and there is a notable appearance by John
Malkovich. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA116dth.doc
"Death
of a Salesman" and
Oedipus: Stories of Two Tragic Heroes
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A 10 page overview of these two classic plays. Makes the
contention that each is just as representative of the
literary genre of classic tragedy as is the other.
Observes that each is a different twist on one man's
perception of the concepts of hope, fate, and destiny.
Emphasizes that Oedipus believed that he could escape the
hand of fate and create his own destiny. Willy on the
other hand thought that he would ride the tide of fate to
his ultimate destiny. The problems which resulted in each
instance, however, was that the final outcome was very
different than that which was envisioned by the hero of
each tale. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPslsmn2.wps
"Death
of a Salesman" and
Oedipus: Stories of Two Tragic Heroes
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A 10 page overview of these two classic plays. Makes the
contention that each is just as representative of the
literary genre of classic tragedy as is the other.
Observes that each is a different twist on one man's
perception of the concepts of hope, fate, and destiny.
Emphasizes that Oedipus believed that he could escape the
hand of fate and create his own destiny. Willy on the
other hand thought that he would ride the tide of fate to
his ultimate destiny. The problems which resulted in each
instance, however, was that the final outcome was very
different than that which was envisioned by the hero of
each tale. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPsalsmn.wps
Arthur
Miller and “Death of a Salesman”
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A 5 page paper which examines how Miller’s most
celebrated play relates to the writer’s life.
Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: TGamdos.wps
Relationship
In Miller And Hansbury
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This 5 page paper compares Arthur Miller's Death
Of A Salesman and Lorraine
Hansbury's A Raison In The Sun in terms of the
relationships between men and women. No additional sources
are listed.
Filename: KTmilhan.wps
The
Bonds of Home in Conroy, Hawthorne and Miller
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An 8 page paper on the significance of 'home' -- in both
its beneficent and constraining aspects -- in Arthur
Miller's Death of A Salesman;
Pat Conroy's Prince of Tides; and Nathaniel Hawthorne's
The Scarlet Letter. The paper notes that although home may
have been where the hurt occurred, it is where healing
must begin as well. No sources except books themselves.
Filename: Hawth5.wps
Three
Plays of Arthur Miller
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A 5 page paper looking at 3 plays by this well-known
American playwright -- Death
of A Salesman, A View From
The Bridge, and After The Fall. The writer argues that the
first two plays explore clearly-defined and important
themes which have significance and resonance in our
society; the third does not, but it represents a sincere
effort on the part of a great talent to make sense of his
world. No sources.
Filename: Threemil.wps
Gatsby,
Loman, and the American Dream
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A 5 page look at these two characters from Arthur
Miller’s Death of a Salesman
and F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. The paper
shows how both characters illustrate the falseness of the
belief that charisma means more than ability; appearance
means more than reality; ruthlessness means more than
ethics; and success is everything. No additional sources.
Filename: KBgatsby.wps
Willy
Loman and Hamlet as Tragic Heroes
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A 6 page paper which illustrates how Shakespeare and
Arthur Miller present their tragic heroes in
"Hamlet" and "Death
of a Salesman"
respectively. The argument is presented that both men are
struggling to do the right thing. They are both noble in
many respects, but Hamlet appears more noble only because
his presence is in the past in a romantic kingdom, while
Willy is in more present times trudging along in a world
we all know too well and therefor cannot fantasize about.
Bibliography lists 7 additional sources.
Filename: RAlomnham.wps
Women
In The Plays Of Arthur Miller
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A 40 page thesis on five plays by this well-known American
playwright -- Death of A Salesman
from the 1940s, The Crucible and A View From The Bridge
from the 1950s, After The Fall from the 1960s, and A Ride
Down Mount Morgan from the 1990s. After analyzing the four
main types of female characters that appear in these
plays, the writer concludes that the tendency of much of
Miller's work to focus on the inner thoughts of one male
protagonist gives little opportunity for the development
of female characterization. Bibliography lists 16
sources..
Filename: Millplay.wps
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Family
Values In The Loman Household
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Death Of A Salesman
was written and produced in 1949. The post war
years were a time of re-evaluating and
re-inventing many of the values and beliefs that
had been torn apart by a war that had shown the
world the depths that human spirit and decency
could go while wearing the face of normalcy. This
5 page essay attempts to explore the play by
Arthur Miller in terms of what the family values
were, what they meant to the Lomans and how the
modern world had come to a place where the abuse
of traditional family values was becoming the
norm. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: KTfamlom.wps
The
Same, Yet Different
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This five-page-paper analyzies the different ways
Nora, from “A Doll’s House”, and Willy, from
“Death Of A Salesman”
react to the stress and problems of their lives.
Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: CWNora.wps
The
Evolution of Tragedy
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A 5 page look at the changes the genre of dramatic
tragedy has undergone between the days of the
ancient Greeks and our own era. Examples are
provided from Sophocles' Oedipus Rex,
Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, and Arthur
Miller's Death of a Salesman.
Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Tragevo.wps
The
Sporting Culture of the United States as seen
through Contemporary Literature
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This 11 page paper looks at the manifestations of
sporting culture society in the United States.
This is examined by the use of three books, Arthur
Miller's Death of a Salesman,
Fences by August Wilson; and Rabbit Run by John
Updike. The way in which the psychological aspects
of a society which respects winners and ignores
losers is examined in the portrayal of this
antisocial emphasis on materialistic gains and not
personal attributes. The bibliography cites 5
sources.
Filename: TEsportc.wps
Symbolism
in American Literature
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This 5 page report discusses the symbolism in
several representative examples of American
literature – “Death
of a Salesman” by
Arthur Miller, “Hills Like White Elephants” by
Ernest Hemingway, and “Young Goodman Brown” by
Nathaniel Hawthorne. Colors, numbers,
representations and objects can all serve as
another layer to a story, as well as another realm
for questioning the author’s intent.
Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: BWsym.rtf
Different
Attitudes Toward Age
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In 5 pages, the author discusses different
attitudes toward age using Arthur Miller's Death
of a Salesman, Edward
Albee's The Sandbox, and Katherine Mansfield's
Miss Brill. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PCatap.doc
Eudora
Welty -- Lack Of Communication In Her Fiction
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A 5 page paper showing how lack of interpersonal
communication is a common theme in Welty's short
stories. The paper particularly looks at the
stories Death of a
Traveling Salesman, A
Worn Path, Why I Live at the P.O., and The
Hitch-hikers. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: Welty2.wps
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Women
in Literature; Ancient Rome and the Twentieth Century
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This 7 page paper considers the gender roles and general
perseptions of women in society in Ancient Rome and toady,
by using the Virgil's 'The Aeneid', Juvenal 'Satires',
Arthur Miller 'Death of a Salesman'
and Ken Kesey's 'One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest'. The
paper uses quotes to illustrate the points raised and
argues that although there have been many changes, there
remain similarities. The bibliography cites 5 sources.
Filename: TEromwom.wps
Fate
and the Individual in Sophocles, Shakespeare, and Miller
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A five page paper looking at "Oedipus the King",
"Macbeth", and "Death
of a Salesman" in terms
of the way they pit the individual against forces he
cannot control. The paper asserts that over time, Western
civilization moved from a definition of tragedy as
something set in motion by outside agents -- such as fate
-- and catalyzed by the protagonist's tragic flaw, to a
situation where the tragedy arises almost entirely out of
the flawed protagonist himself. No additional sources.
Filename: KBtragdy.wps
'Timebends'
/ The Autobiography of Arthur Miller
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A 6 page analysis of playwright Arthur Miller's
autobiography 'Timebends.' Miller gave the American
theatre some of its most profound and most performed
plays-'Death of A Salesman'
and 'The Crucible,' to name two of the most popular.
Miller was an acknowledged master of a now-vanishing
Broadway genre of ethical melodrama that was fueled by
anger from the 1930s. Along with writers such as Lillian
Hellman, Miller created plays that revolved around a sense
of social injustice. 'Timebends' gives insight into
Miller's creative process and some of his goals in
creating his plays. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Timebend.wps
Aristotle
& The Tragedy of the Uncommon Man
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A 5 page paper analyzing the concept of tragedy as defined
by Aristotle (and illustrated in Sophocles' Oedipus the
King) and Arthur Miller's definition of the form (as
described in his essay 'The Tragedy of the Common Man' and
illustrated in Death of a Salesman).
Bibliography lists one source.
Filename: Tragedy.wps
Willy
and the American Dream.
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(5pp) This is the American dream, turned nightmare, the
story of a simple, flawed man who spends an entire
lifetime trying to become the man he sees reflected in his
loved ones' eyes. Over fifty years fall away and Miller's
work is as fresh as the day it was written, as
challenging, as frightening, as thought-provoking and,
ultimately, as devastating. It has been said of Miller's
text, "some plays grow with time, some plays define a
time. Death of a Salesman
does both. " Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BBwilly.doc
Management
Leadership in Fiction
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A 9 page paper examining the leadership ability of several
fictional characters. Works discussed include Glaspell's
"A Jury of Her Peers;" Bolt's "A Man for
All Seasons;" Miller's "Death
of a Salesman;" Bertolt
Brecht's "Galileo;" de Saint-Exupery's
"Night Flight;" Orwell's "Shooting an
Elephant;" and Percy's "The Moviegoer."
Each of these works holds a character that can be used
either to illustrate what leadership is, or what it is
not. Without question, the characters exhibiting true
leadership - Sir Thomas More, Martha Hale, Galileo, Rivičre
- are those easiest to admire. The others are useful as
example of what not to do. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: KSmgmtFiction.wps
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