Arthur Miller and Authur Miller - Death of a Salesman: Text and Criticism

Pros: Compelling story, engrossing characters, readable dialog
Cons: None

Pop, I'm a dime a dozen and so are you. Biff Loman

Various people have called him various names: students often find him pathetic, pedestrian, pedantic. Professors of English can't seem to sing enough praise; to them he is an unsung...

Pros: Story, plot, dialogue, characters
Cons: Biff/happy relationship, dated

"The Crucible" was the first Arthur Miller play we read in English class this year. I thought it was impressive. Then we began reading "Death Of A Salesman" about three weeks ago, and it's the play I wished I read earlier.

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Pros: Deep meaning
Cons: Maybe a little too short

I just finished Death of a Salesman, and although it is short, it contains a powerful punch. Arthur Miller really did a superb job on this play. Who in this world is able to brag that he created the "Willy Loman"? It is part of our...

Pros: shows emptiness of 20th century american life
Cons: talks a lot about simonizing jobs

American society is a curious thing. Throughout the years it has been praised, derided, ridiculed, and condemned. Many authors choose to include an examination of society in their works. To do this, repeating symbolic images or phrases, known as motifs,...

Pros: Great american play, good subtext
Cons: outdated, complicated at times

In Death Of a Salesman, Arthur Miller tries to show how The American Dream puts too high a value on material possessions, and career success. Often, these things become so important to people that they lose sight of what is really important, such as...

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The Many Deaths of Willy


The physical death that Willy suffers is not the only death that the title Death of a Salesman refers to.
The first death apparent in the play is an intellectual death. Willy has lost reason and a...

Pros: Reading style, Story Content
Cons: Dialogue with Loman is confusing

I read this book because it fit into the topic of a major essay I was writing: The American Dream. However, I had no idea of the depth and truth it would eventually show about the American Dream, and what is/was wrong with what people considered the...

Pros: great book
Cons: no con

Willy Loman a great man with a great heart. He works his whole life for his family. He works and works and works. He tries to get a better job but the big buisness kicks him out, out of a job, and out of a life. He tries to fall on to his familys...

Pros: What is success in life?
Cons: Sad.

I believe Death of a salesman to be an excellent play. At the heart of it is a lovable salesman who has some regrets, just like the rest of us. But Willie's real error is his misplaced beliefs. He believes in the American Dream to the extent that he...

Pros: Good script gets to the point believable story
Cons: Not very long but explains in the well enough

This story talks about the American Dream of making it big buying a big house and having more money than you can spend. But this man wants to achieve the American Dream. He hasn't suceeded in his life so now hes looking for his sons to do it for him. He...