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This 5 page paper looks at the assumption that Willy Loman is just a product of America, and argues that such is not the case. Mary McCarthy's views are used as a springboard for discussion. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Loman and that Millers play is in fact a savage critique on American materialism and the hollowness of the American Dream. Is her statement true, or is Death of a
Salesman about the dark side of human nature, or more accurately, about the dark side of Willy Loman? How much blame does America get for the likes of Loman? McCarthy
dictates that the audience has to decide whether or not the anguish of Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" is respectable, and also, whether the common man worthy of
tragedy (Atkinson PG). In other words, tragedies are what happens and are beyond the scope of ordinary life. They may involve volcanoes, car crashes, hurricanes and things of that nature,
but not the disturbing life of an American salesman. McCarthy goes on and says that Willy Loman lives in a tragic era where millions have been destroyed by forces
that they do not understand or control (PG). While she too sees Loman as a pathetic creature, she blames consumerism, society, the media and so forth. She blames America
and its being entrenched in capitalism at a time when it was not popular to do so, but is she right? Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman is a
rather pathetic character. He is average, almost typical, but maybe too stereotypical. He is someone who today would appear on The Jerry Springer Show. His life has always been dysfunctional
and all he ever wanted was to make something of himself. The character desired success in general, to make a lot of money and to be admired. Yet, Loman is
equipped with limited intelligence or at least that seems to be the case; the point is arguable but what is not debatable is that he is a dismal flop as
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