Lack of Morals and Ethics in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Much of a person's personality is derived from his or her parents
or the people with whom they live. One's behaviors are a reflection of his
or her up bringing. All actions of others in one's environment have an
impact in one's behaviors. That is especially true of parent's influence
on a child. Nearly all morals and ethics are learned from parents.
Sociologists have indicated that as time progresses American ethics have
decayed immensely. Parents in America have become more lax with their
children, and the strictly enforced code of ethics seems to have diminished.
Arthur Miller's play, Death of a Salesman, portrays the consequences of
the laxity of parents with regards to ethics through the relationship of
Willy Loman and his two sons, Biff and Happy.
Rather than having played a positive role model for his sons Willy
Loman, established a poor standard of morality. For example, when Biff was
in high school he was the star of the football team. One afternoon he
stole a football from the locker room. When Willy became cognizant of
Biff's actions, Wily did not punish Biff. Instead, he told Biff that the
coach was likely to congratulate Biff for his show of initiative (29, 30).
Similarly, at another point in the play Biff and Happy stole lumber from a
nearby construction site. Instead of teaching the boys a lesson in ethics
Willy was proud of his sons. In fact, he bragged about the amount of
construction materials the two stole (50, 51). Willy allowed the boys to
steal, which could be considered an immoral act, worse yet, Willy's praise
for their actions prohibited Biff and Happy from knowing stealing was an
immoral act. Studies have shown that at a very young age children were
extremely impressionable. Teaching the difference between right and wrong
would give hope for a moral future. In the play there was little hope for
Biff and Happy because Willy continued to show poor standards of morality
in a positive light.
In addition to stealing, being dishonest also surfaces as an
unethical behavior that was practiced and thus promoted by Willy Loman.
Willy was a salesman who had a rocky past few months.
...ll and be forced to question their identity. The play shows that no amount of ignorance or arrogance can save a person from that.
...of the characters’ lives as their motivation affects what they do. The play’s overall theme of manipulation for personal gain as well as general control transmits to me clearly that we are not in control, of the events that happen to us. In spite of that revelation we are in control of the way in which we react to the circumstances in our lives. Hence, no human fully grasps the capabilities to control the way we act. We simply allow certain circumstances to overpower us and dictate our actions. Ultimately, I learned that we are our actions and consequently we should acknowledge the accountability that is implied when we act a certain way. Instead of blaming others for the mistakes we make, we should understand that we have the control as much as the power to make our own decisions rather than giving that ability someone else.
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A white picket fence surrounds the tangible icons of the American Dreams in the middle 1900's: a mortgage, an automobile, a kitchen appliance paid for on the monthly - installment - plan, and a silver trophy representative of high school football triumph. A pathetic tale examining the consequences of man's harmartias, Arthur Miller's "Death of A Salesman" satisfies many, but not all, of the essential elements of a tragedy. Reality peels away the thin layers of Willy Loman's American Dream; a dream built on a lifetime of poor choices and false values.
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They also thought that living is always better than dying, and again I think that is something that has to be considered. for each situation and situation. Whatever the motive, and however well meaning this. was, the play is about one man fighting for his right to end a shadow. of a life', against an authority who cannot give consent to him dying.
on him, but the boys aren't willing to help Willy out when he needs them.
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