Death_Of_A_Salesman

Death Of A Salesman “Literature opens a dark window on the soul, revealing more about what is bad in human nature than what is good.” This simply means that english brings out negative rather than positive. This is true in many pieces of literature. In Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller this lens is supported in the American Dream. Willy Loman is a traveling salesman who believes the American Dream, that anyone can become rich and well known through only hard work, perseverance, or personality. This attitude destroys Willy’s life through the course of the novel. Characterization and Theme are used by Arthur Miller to support this lens. Characterization is used effectively in revealing what type of character Willy Loman was. Willy was like a child, he had high ideals and high hopes, but had no ambition of pursuing them. Willy believed that a good life and financial security was going to be handed to him. However, Willy is eventually overcome by his dreams and illusions. He realizes that his life is a wreck and wasted. In the end Willy makes one final profit, selling his life. willy, salesman, loman, lens, miller, life, american, theme, revealing, novel, literature, his/her, good, dream, characterization, believes, arthur, window, traveling, through, supported, support, soul, product, personality, out, opens, nature, make, human, high, empty, dreams, death, dark