DeathofaSalesman.pptxVIP

Death of a Salesman;Arthur Miller;Introduction;Masterpieces;Special Marriage;;;;Character List;Relationship;The analysis of major characters in this drama;Willy Loman;Biff Loman;Happy Loman;Linda Loman;LINDA: Forgive me, dear. I can’t cry. I don’t know what it is, Ican’t cry. I don’t understand it. Why did you ever do that? Helpme Willy, I can’t cry. It seems to me that you’re just on anothertrip. I keep expecting you. Willy, dear, I can’t cry. Why did youdo it? I search and search and I search, and I can’t understandit, Willy. I made the last payment on the house today. Today,dear. And there’ll be nobody home. (A sob rises in her throat.)We’re free and clear. (Sobbing more fully, released.) We’re free.(Biff comes slowly toward her.) We’re free... We’re free... ; Themes of Death of a Salesman;Reality and Illusion;Disillusion of the American Dream;Father-Son Relationship;Other themes;Abandonment/Betrayal;Gender Relations;The Dangers of Modernity;Writing Techniques ;Symbols;Symbols;Stream of consciousness;In fact, flashbacks would show an objective image of the past. Millers mobile concurrences, however, rather show highly subjective memories. Furthermore, as Willys mental state deteriorates, the boundaries between past and present are destroyed, and the two start to exist in parallel. ;Writing Styles ;