"Death of a salesman goes beyond oversimplified social protest ... because it concerns the fundemental qeustion: what does it mean to be satisfied in one's existence?" (Micheal C. Roudane) - Discuss.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 01:37:14
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 7 pages (1935 words)
Category: / Literature / European Literature
Length: 7 pages (1935 words)
"The American dream has been a dream of being able to grow to fullest development."
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman can be seen as an eulogy of a dreamer, which depicts one man's tragic life and death as he tries to bring his family into grace.
The word "dream" can suggest something wonderful to look forward to achieving, or, it may imply that something is only a dream, something that is impossible to achieve. …
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Death of a Salesman, illustrates the destructive compulsion of a man to attain a success far beyond his reach.
Word count: 1889
Bibliography
1.<Tab/>Ferguson, Alfred R: "The Tragedy of the American Dream in Death of a Salesman." (1978).
2.<Tab/>Hoeveler, D.L. "Death of a Salesman as Psychomachia." Journal of American Culture (1978) 632-5
3.<Tab/>Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman. New York: Penguin, 1976.
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