Literary Criticism Death Of A Salesman

Arthur Miller was an American playwright whose critique of problems outlined his genius. Miller’s most known play is Death of a Salesman and throughout this paper i 'll detour through many different aspects of this work of literature, Being born on October 17, 1915 in harlem New york, Arthur Miller was raised in a semi upper class house until his family lost almost everything in the Wall Street Crash of 1929. In the play Death of a salesman it explores the obstacles of the differences between a New York family 's dreams and the reality of their lives. The play is a critique of the American Dream and the materialistic American society of the late 1940s. The play includes the main character Willy Loman who 's a average guy who attempts to hide

In the play 'Death of a Salesman ' by Arthur Miller, the author focuses on the theme failure in a successful society. Willy Lowman is the central character whose only problem is believing that society has room for only winners. The play 's theme shows how a victim of 'The American Dream ' can be destroyed by false promises that affect one 's business life and also problems with personal relationships. The importance of this theme, is relevant to many societies today, Miller 's skill use of different techniques include setting, characterisation and symbolism, the play takes place within the Lomans’ home. This setting is contrasted with the vastness of the American West, Alaska, and Africa. The Lomans’ home symbolizes restriction, both physical and mental. Willy thinks New York is a land of opportunity and abundant success. Overall, Death of a

Miller has created Willy’s wife Linda in such a way, that it is rather difficult to say she is a positive or a destructive person. It 's hard to understand the love Linda holds for Willy. She sees herself as his protector, allowing him to feel contentment. Willy 's want throughout life was to climb out of his social class. As a result, he loses his mind and his grasp on reality. Willy believes that success comes from being well liked and popular and has tried desperately to instill his notions to his two boys Happy and Biff, Willy 's biggest aspirations in life. His wife Linda is extremely supportive and is Willy 's only connection to reality. While raising his boys and trying to instill his "American Dream", he fails to teach them any sense of morality, leading them down to what he feels is the wrong path. At one point, he defends Biff for stealing just because he was an amazing football player. "Loaded with it. Loaded! What is he stealing? He 's giving it back, isn 't he? . As such, Happy is a difficult character with whom to empathize. He is one-dimensional and static throughout the play. Linda and Charley serve as forces of reason throughout the play. Linda is probably the most enigmatic and complex character in Death of a Salesman, or even in all of Miller’s