Willy Believes in the American Dream But He Fails in Achieving it. Describe and Analyse His Dreams and Their Importance in His Familys Life
Tilly Riches Death of A Salesman Willy Believes in the American Dream But He Fails in Achieving it. Describe and Analyse His Dreams and Their Importance in His Familys Life America is a rich successful, prosperous country. And has many wealthy and powerful international role models. American people, much like people in any other country, strive to achieve their dreams. Many base their key dreams around the 'The American Dream'. The American Dream is the belief that if you work hard and believe in yourself the result will be wealth, power and happiness. The 'dreamers' want to be independent and work for themselves. "Death of A Salesman", is about the American Dream and one middle-aged man's failure of it. He is a salesman, who wants to live the dream. Willy Loman has worked for Howard Wagner and his father's firm for thirty-four years. Willy travels regularly to Boston to sell to the customers. All of his life he has dreamt about becoming successful and respected by his family and friends, he wants to be admired. Willy is, shall we say, somewhat deluded. He seems to have caught up in the rush of modern society. Howard, Willy's boss, has just bought a new recording machine. When Willy hears the machine play, it scares him, he says, "Shut it off! Shut it off!" Willy's most prominent delusion is that success comes if you have good looks and are well liked. Willy has
The Death Of a Salesman.
7th February 2002 The Death Of a Salesman. The Cast. Hugh Fraser will play Willy Loman. Belinda Lang will play Linda Loman. Characters. Willy is a very contradictorary character; he finds it very hard to come to terms with reality. He lives in his dreams and takes all his pleasures from the past, which he distorts in order to feel happy and continue living a self-delusion. His role models are the great salesmen of an old age when their personalities came first and their goods second. These people don't however have a place in the modern business world where only ruthless aggression gets any results. He realises this when he says, "After all the highways, and the trains, and the years, you end up worth more dead than alive." However, he doesn't do anything to change his methods of business. Pride is extremely important to Willy, whether it be pride in being (or pretending to be) a successful salesman, pride in his sons (especially Biff) or pride in being independent - he refuses Charley 's help at the very time when he needs it most. Despite never being able to reach his goals and his life being a huge self-deception in which he still keeps hope. Even as he is contemplating death he still maintains hope in the fact that his insurance monies will be, enough to give Biff the much-needed start he needs. Linda is Willy 's wife and exceedingly loyal to his hopes and ideas.
Character study of Willy Loman.
Willy Loman is a very unique character, he is pathetic and a modern tragic hero. I think the problem comes mainly from his excessive daydreaming, and his view of the American Dream, which is to succeed in life by being attractive and well liked by society. He spent most of his life pursing a dream but failed. His determination and dedication in pursing something that failed greatly affected his family members. Through Willy's actions, he affected the future of Biff and Happy by straying them in the wrong directions. Willy and Biff always fight and argue due to Biff not living up to Willy's expectations and also having yet to make anything out of himself. Happy and Biff try to help Willy, but every attempt always results in an argument. He believes he is well liked and popular but in reality nobody likes him and for that he is a small man. The interactions between Willy, Linda, Biff and Happy are usually never happy or normal. They always fight and argue with each other. Biff and Willy always have conflicts about getting a life and making money. Willy complains that Biff is nobody and as a result he doesn't listen to Biff's point of view. Instead, he makes fast and irrational conclusions such as not letting Biff talk about his visit to Oliver "Biff: His answer was- Dad, you're not letting me tell you what I want to tell you! Willy: You didn't see him, did you?
In what way do Charley and Willy differ as fathers?
Death of a Salesman By Arthur Miller In what way do Charley and Willy differ as fathers? In this essay I am going to analyze and compare the two characters of Willy Loman and Charley and their sons, and find out how they differ as fathers and why. Willy Loman is the main character in this story; we see him from many different angles and in many situations. He constantly has flashbacks and seems to be living in the past. He is a two-faced character and it is hard to make out his real personality. Every other character in the play sees him and thinks of him differently; Arthur Miller leaves it to us to make out Willy's character and wants us make our own opinion of him. Charley is Willy's next-door neighbours and only loyal friend. He watches Willy change and pities him for who he has become. Both Willy and Charley have sons who are approximately the same age. The sons reflect their fathers, so by looking at Bernard's character we can deduct what kind of man Charley is; the same thing stands for Willy and his two sons Hap and Biff. Hap, Biff and Bernard grew up living next to each other and going to the same high school; they were childhood friends even though all three were very different from each other (as children and later, as adults). This was due to the way their parents and more importantly their fathers raised them. Bernard is constantly made fun of as a child
Death of a Salesman' Act 2 Continued17) The effect of Bernard being contrasted with Biff is that it highlights how Biff hasn't succeeded
'Death of a Salesman' Act 2 Continued 7) The effect of Bernard being contrasted with Biff is that it highlights how Biff hasn't succeeded and done what Willy wanted him to do. It shows how Willy is displeased with what Biff has done with his life and shows the reader how Bernard has become the song that Willy wanted Biff to be. 8) When Willy hears of Bernard's successful lifestyle he reacts by exaggerating how successful Biff has been. He tells Bernard that Biff has been doing very big things in the West and that he's in the process of making a big deal and going into business. 9) Willy attempts to find out from Bernard why Biff didn't succeed in business and why he decided not to attend summer school to retake Maths. 20) Bernard reveals to Willy that Biff seemed to start going downhill and gave up trying after his visit to Boston to see Willy. He also says that Biff was prepared to go to summer school to retake Maths until he went to Boston. 21) Charley means that Willy doesn't understand that personality and emotional things don't matter in the business world. He doesn't realise that it doesn't matter to Howard that Willy helped to name him because if Willy can't sell goods then he is no use to the company. It shows that Willy is stuck in the past, in the days when salesmen sold their personalities and then their goods. 22) Willy tries to make himself look and feel
How does Miller make dramatic the effects of dishonesty in 'Death of a Salesman'?
How does Miller make dramatic the effects of dishonesty in 'Death of a Salesman'? Introduction Dishonesty is common throughout Death of a Salesman. Whether the lies are intentional or delusional, Willy, Biff, and Happy tell untruths all the time, Biff finally realizes that they've been lying to each other and themselves so much, that they don't even know who they really are. Dishonesty is also highlighted by Willy's relationship with the woman and his delusion in relation to his career. Finally, Linda's honesty makes the other characters dishonesty move evident and therefore dramatic. Willy's Betrayal and infidelity to Linda with the woman Willy's mistress is an example of his immorality and dishonesty. He cheats on Linda, his supportive wife, with a secretary, so that he has a contact with the buyers in Boston. New stockings are important for both Willy's pride in being financially successful and therefore able to provide for his family and for Willy's ability to ease his guilt about, his betrayal of Linda and Biff. The Woman's stockings become a symbol of betrayal and sexual infidelity, and the reoccurring image of stockings is used to create dramatic effect. Willy, feeling guilty about betraying Linda, gets anxious and upset any time he sees her mending her silk stockings. While Linda had to mend her stockings because they were so expensive, Willy's mistress got two
Failures in Death of a Salesman
Failures in Death of a Salesman Arthur Miller develops a number of significant and central themes throughout the play using techniques such as characterization, setting and language. The best explored theme in the play is the theme of failure and disappointments. 'Death of a Salesman' is a modern day play about a salesman, Willy Loman, his life and his failures in a success driven society and world. He is a victim of "The American Dream" destroyed by false promises and ideals. As the play unravels we realize that he more than just a financial failure but also socially, personally and morally. These failures and faults are not only confined to him but they rub off on his family. The storyline shoots from present day to past throughout the play this does not affect the theme of Failure very much but helps us understand and realize how these failures came about. Willy's entire life is a succession of missed opportunities and chances, and he considers himself a failure because of it. At the beginning of Act 1 we see him failing to make the drive to his business appointment, so he's going to miss out on making a sale because of it. So our first impression of the man is him failing to deliver. As the play proceeds we see Willy comparing himself to his relations or friends realizing that he is even more of a failure. Willy is a failure when compared to his father. Ben asserts
Death Of A Salesman - Willy Loman - Villain, Victim or hero. What is your view?
GCSE: ENGLISH LITERATURE Unit 3: Coursework Arthur Miller (1915- ) Death Of A Salesman Willy Loman - Villain, Victim or hero. What is your view? Willy is a common man. He isn't anything special, nor ever was he. He chose to follow the American dream and he chose to lead the life it gave him. Willy made the American dream his culture, and the American dream made Willy its victim. The American dream is the belief that through sheer hard work alone, any man can gain professional success and thus receive personal gain (wealth, name goods etc.). Failure to fulfil the American dream, is failure in life. Willy Loman is stuck in a vicious cycle brought on by the American dream. He cannot bring himself to admit that he has failed as a salesman due to his self-pride; therefore he must keep trying to succeed. The problem is, that he will never succeed as a businessman, as he doesn't understand how business works. Willy Loman believes that in order to be a successful man in the business world, you need contacts: "Be liked and you will never want." Dave Singleman was a man who Willy met when he was young. Dave Singleman was the man who inspired Willy to become a salesman. Dave was eighty-four when Willy met him, and he was still working, but from a hotel where he was staying. Dave would ring up the friends that he had made in his time, and arrange business deals and meetings. This
Death of a Salesman
Death Of A Salesman In the beginning of the play, the main character, Willy Lowman, has just returned home after finding himself unable to concentrate on driving. His wife, Linda, suggests that he ask for a job in New York so that he won't have to drive so much. Willy insists, however, that it is vital to his company that he work in New England. Willy asks Linda about his son, Biff, who has just come home after being away for several years. He can't understand why Biff is unable to get a good job. Soon Willy begins thinking about when Biff was a senior in high school. He remembers how Biff was the star of the football team and how he was offered scholarships from several colleges. After Willy's daydream ends, Charley comes in to play cards with him. While they are playing cards Charley offers Willy a job, but Willy refuses. As they are talking, Willy's brother, Ben, appears to him in an illusion. Willy tries to talk to both of them at once and Charley can't Understand. Willy and Charley get into an argument and Charley leaves. Willy then turns his attention to Ben and asks him how he became so Successful. Ben tells Willy that he went into the jungle when he was Seventeen and when he came out at twenty-one he was rich. After Biff overhears Willy talking to himself, he asks Linda what's wrong with him. Linda explains that Willy is exhausted
Death Of A Salesman.
Death Of A Salesman One rich successful, prosperous country is America. In America people try to do their best to achieve their dreams just like many people living in other areas of the world. America has loads of powerful and wealthy international role models. A lot of people follow their main dreams around the 'The American Dream'. 'The American Dream' is a belief that if you work hard enough you can achieve what you want. The people who believe in 'The American Dream' want to be independent and work for themselves. "Death of A Salesman", is about a character called Willy Loman who is a middle-aged man, and is a failure of 'The American Dream'. He is a salesman, who wants to live this dream. Willy is a dreamer who is too full of pride to accept the fact that his dream of being a successful salesman will never come true. He never realizes what a failure he is and where he fits in society. Charley sums up Willy's life by saying "When the hell are you going to grow up?" Willy spends his life in an illusion, constantly believing that he is a great man who is popular and successful. "I'm the New England man. I'm vital in New England." The old saying "Pride comes before a fall" is a sharp realization of Willy's Life. Willy is somewhat deluded. All of his life he has dreamt about becoming successful and respected by his family and friends, he wants to be admired. Willy Loman has