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This 5 page paper discusses Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. This jam-packed research paper gives example after example of how Willy Loman qualifies as a classic tragic hero. Willy's flaws are discussed, exampled, and quotes are cited from the text. The author's own thoughts about the topic are also given. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Perhaps it is because there is some part of this tragic life that each person can identify with. However, as tragic as Willys life appears to those who view his
unfolding tale with horror, it might surprise them to know that Willy does fit the criteria for the tragic hero type. Everyone wants to be liked, to be popular. This
single desire can be said to be part of the human condition. But, it can also be said, that Willy Loman, the sixty something traveling salesman hero from Millers play,
wants this to the exclusion of reality. At the beginning of the play it becomes apparent that Willy is in trouble. Suffering from what could only be a mid-life assessment
of his life, he is trying to decide where his life went wrong and why he isnt where he thought he would be at this point in time. When one
thinks of a hero, the typical representative doesnt seem to come close to a Willy Loman persona. However, it must be submitted that the definition of a hero is something
more mundane which can be summarized by a simple formula and applied to nearly every hero which exists. Death of a Salesman is the story of Willy Loman, who over
the span of a day comes face-to-face with the realization that the American Dream has become a nightmare of his own making, that the goals he has been pursuing for
a lifetime have been the wrong ones. This pursuit of the wrong goals have adversely affected his sense of self, sense of worth, and sense of reality. In a final
confrontation with his son, Biff, he becomes acutely aware that his true treasure has always lain with his family, and in one last noble effort to continue to take care
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