The Presentation of Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

The Presentation of Willy Lo earthly concern in Death of a Salesman by Arthur miller Willy Loman is presented as both a tragic hero and an unconscious dupe in Death of a Salesman. Death of a Salesman is very practically based upon the American Dream, and whether we are slaves or conquerors of this dream. This is an idea that the playwright Arthur miller has very passionately pursued both by factor of Willys give eyes, and through his interaction with the different characters in the play. Firstly, the definitions of a hero and a dupe very much influence the way that Willy is viewed by the audience. Miller has non used the play to suggest that Willy Loman is an ordinary hero, but more a tragic hero. A tragic hero, simply by definition means that the reader already begins to wait Willy in a more openhearted light. A tragic hero is somebody who can non forget his past, and so is done for(p) by the consequences of his own actions. In order to picture Willy as a victim, again one cannot think of a regular victim, but of an sottish victim. This would mean that Willy was completely unaware of his role as a victim in the play. It would also imply that Willy was not in control of his own fate. From the beginning of Death of a Salesman we see Willy playing the very victimized role of the conformer. Near the end of the first scene, as he speaks to his sons in one of his flashbacks he says the man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who creates personal interest, is the man who gets ahead. This sounds very much like a classifiable business ideal, and one cannot help but feel at this full point that Willy is taking on ideas from other people ... ..., because he still thinks that he can solve Biffs problems with money. On the other hand, wrong answers do not, and should not disqualify a man from being a tragic hero. If we see tragic heroes as being those ruled by lust, ambition or jea lousy, and fully respect these forces why not neurotic awareness? In some ways, dont we ourselves live by the rules of Willy Loman - that liked is very different to well-liked? all(prenominal) ordinary person is a potential watered down version of Willy. Arthur Miller is incomplete blaming this solely on society, nor is he presenting a pathetic creature who is the beginning of his own misfortunes.BibliographyMiller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman. Literature An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Seventh Edition. X.J. Kennedy, and Dana Gioia. sensitive York Addison Wesley Longman, Inc., 1999