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A 7 page paper which examines how Arthur Miller’s work is important and powerful and should be, as standard practice, part of today’s literary canon. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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man who was able to capture the human spirit and the human struggle in so many unique ways. His works addressed issues of his day, and issues of society that
seemed ultimately timeless. The following paper examines his work and argues that it is a crucial element in any study of literature in the field of education. Arthur
Millers Importance in Todays Literary Canon As noted, Arthur Millers most noted works are plays. The two that he is perhaps most obviously known for are Death of a Salesman
and The Crucible. They are stories that involve very different time periods and very different characters, yet both present the audience, or reader, with powerful elements that help illustrate how
Millers work should, without question, always be part of todays literary canon in the field of study and education. In Death of a Salesman the audience/reader is presented with
a very typical family from the 1950s. The father of this family is a man in pursuit of the American Dream and his story does not end happy. It is
a deep and timeless story of one mans inability to really succeed due to a variety of reasons. Interestingly enough, one author notes that the inspiration for this play came
from Millers uncle: "As Arthur Miller tells it, the writing of Death of a Salesman began in the winter of 1946/47 with a chance meeting between Miller and his uncle
Manny Newman...: I could see his grim hotel room behind him, the long trip up from New York in his little car, the hopeless hope of the days business" (Murphy
1). This offers one an understanding of how this play is truly based on the struggles of the common man, a struggle to be successful, yet seemingly only plodding
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