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  • Symbol Of Perfect Success For Willy
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    Wake Up, Willy " He's a man way out there in the blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine... A salesman is got to dream, boy. ' (Requiem, page 138) Willy Loman longs for the success of his brother Ben, but refuses to accept the drudgery in the work of his friend, Charley. Essentially, Willy wants the freedom that Ben has - leaving for Alaska on a whim, ending up in the wrong place, and still succeeding on his own - without the responsibility and hard work that Charley puts in to be modestly and s...
  • Willy And Howard
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    In the play, Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller, three minor characters affect the plot. These characters are Ben, Charley and Howard. The minor characters help the story's protagonist, Willy, develop extensively throughout the course of the play; therefore, they are key elements in the advancing story line. This story line blends and contrasts Willy's closest companions, Ben and Charley. They represent two aspects of Willy's ideals. Howard, Willy's boss, functions in order to heighten the de...
  • Part Of Willy's Perception Of Success
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    Willy's Idea of Success is Misguided Willy Loman, the main character in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, is idealistic, stubborn and has a false sense of importance. He exhibits skewed perceptions of society that have a negative impact on him and his family. Willy believes that his philosophy of life is one that will guarantee himself and his family a life of wealth and success. Willy cannot achieve this success because his perceptions and methods to obtain it are wrong. Willy thinks that a ...
  • One Good Trait Of Willy Loman
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    The Fall of Willy Loman Willy Loman was a man who gradually destroyed himself with false hopes and beliefs. Throughout his entire life Willy believed that he would die a rich and successful man. It was inevitable for him to come crumbling down after years of disillusions. We can look at Willy's life by examining some of his character traits that brought him down. Charley once said to Willy, "When the hell are you going to grow up?" Willy spent his entire life will this false illusions and concep...
  • Willy About His Suicide Attempts And Willy
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    Failure vs. Success No one has a perfect life. Everyone has conflicts that they must face sooner or later. The ways in which people deal with these personal conflicts can differ as much as the people themselves. Some insist on ignoring the problem as long as possible, while some attack the problem to get it out of the way. The book Death of a Salesman, is written by Arthur Miller. It takes place at Willy Loman's - A 63 year old once popular salesman who's lost his popularity and sales, not to me...
  • Willy Displays Many Childlike Qualities
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    Willy's life in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman can be summed up by Charley's one line, "When the hell are you going to grow up" (97) Willy's spends his entire life in an illusion of a great man with both popularity and successful. Meanwhile, Willy displays many childlike qualities. Many of these qualities have an impact on Willy's family. His two sons Biff and Happy pick up this behavior from their father. Willy's idealistic and stubborn actions stem from a false sense of is importance in t...
  • Willy
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    Arthur Miller, winner of many literary and dramatic awards, is an incredibly influential force in American drama. His plays deal with issues common to every society. He makes the audience face fault, weakness, and ignorance; subjects we would typical hide from. At the same time he emphasize Arthur Miller, winner of many literary and dramatic awards, is an incredibly influential force in American drama. At the same time he emphasize Arthur Miller Willy Loman a man of virtue or not? In the play "D...
  • 34 Years Of Willy's Life
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    Willy Loman is a travelling salesman who has worked for the Wagner firm for 34 years. He is now 61 years old and his job has been taken off salary and put on commission. He has a family and he boasts to them that he is "vital in New England", but in fact he isn't vital anywhere. Willy has many strong beliefs that he strives to achieve. He wants to own his own business and he wants to be "bigger than Uncle Charley" and especially he wants to be a great success and he tries to emulate Dave Single ...

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