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This 4 page paper discusses the dream symbolism in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman.” Bibliography lists 1 source.
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what they seem, but stand for something else. This paper explores Arthur Millers use of symbolism in his classic play, Death of a Salesman. Discussion The play tells of the
life, disintegration and death of Willy Loman, a traveling salesman. But rather than giving the audience a straight narration of events, Miller has chosen to use symbolism to express many
of his ideas. Further, he has chosen a particular sort of symbolism, dreams, to carry his message. The dreams in Death of a Salesman are of many various types. There
are daydreams, visions, tricks with time, and even the idea of the "American Dream" itself, which Miller, like Scott Fitzgerald, both admires and denigrates. Lets begin with this idea, and
how it goes wrong in the play. The "American Dream" is the idea that anyone can work hard "play by the rules" and succeed. This notion incorporates such traditional values
as giving a days work for a days wage, taking responsibility for ones actions, and always doing ones best. This is the dream that Willy Loman buys into completely, but
which he is singularly ill-equipped to realize. When the play opens, Willys life is ending, but his sons, Biff and Happy, are still young men. One of the great ironies
of the play is that Willy has sold the boys a perverted version of the American Dream. He has brought them up to believe in their own cleverness; they are
physically handsome, and they believe their looks are enough to assure success. They are perpetual adolescents, caught somewhere in Neverland with Peter Pan and their growing awareness that they have
made nothing of themselves. The growing tension among father and sons explodes at the end of the play. Willy is still clinging to the illusion that his smart, clever, handsome
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