Delusions of Grandeur – An Expository Essay Death of a Salesman Willy Loman’s greatest weakness – and the reason of his unhappiness lie in the facade he has created within himself. Without a father figure to instill reason in him and leave a legacy of any kind, he fixates himself upon the only character that will leave him a lasting impression – his enigmatic brother Ben. As a result, the ideals imbued in young Willy – money, recognition, and ambition, lead him to accept a warped version of The American Dream: the belief that being well-liked and respected warrant success. However, when he fails to sell these values to his young son Biff, he discovers just how disparate dreams and reality are, and brings down his entire family along with himself. Willy’s beliefs and actions stem from his fear of being alone.
How does Miller present Joe Keller as a tragic hero In All My Sons? Joe Keller is a man who loves and values his family very much and has sacrificed everything, including his honour, in his struggle to make his family prosperous. He is a self-made business man, who in spite of his humble beginning, has managed to work his way up in the business world and become a successful manufacturer. Joe perfectly fits into the category of tragic hero. Unlike Greek plays, where main characters were kings and nobles for they were thought to embody the whole community, modern tragedies present an average leader of a family, neither completely good nor completely evil, whose mistake leads to his self-destruction.
Unfortunately, Doodle was no match for his brother’s aggressive and selfish actions. In the end, Brother’s pride is to blame for Doodle’s untimely death. Brother’s pride was responsible for his opinion of Doodle. At times, Brother was kind and loving to Doodle, but the reader soon realizes that the narrator was mostly harsh and cruel to his brother. In the beginning of the story, Brother recounts the day Doodle was born, saying that he was a disappointment as soon as he entered the world.
However, for Willy to live by his ideals necessitates building or telling many lies, and these illusions replace reality in Willy's mind. He tells lies about how well liked he is in all of his towns, and how vital he is to New England. At times Willy even believes his own lies and becomes enthusiastic when he tells his family that he made more money than he actually did. Willy then fills his sons so full of this concept of being well-liked that when Biff flunks math he goes to Boston to search for his father. He thought that since Willy is so
Willy has a dream that he refuses to give up even when it becomes clear that his dream is shallow, unrealistic and unattainable. The American Dream, a belief that any man can achieve material greatness and subsequent happiness if he works hard enough, if he fights for it, had a personal connotation for Miller, whose uncle was a travelling salesman, and whose father was a wealthy manufacturer before losing his wealth in the Great Depression. His family’s ongoing struggle with poverty certainly influenced this particular work, and others. Willy genuinely believes that that personal attractiveness (constant references to the importance of being “Well liked”) and hard work is enough to guarantee success. His view of success was inspired by Dave Singleman, who at the age of 84 could sell anything to anyone from his hotel room and whose funeral was attended by hundreds of people.
Arthur Miller makes Howard Wagner a memorable character in his play “death of a salesman “ because he is a symbol of the modern business man and his character highlight the ruthless nature of the modern world that Willy Loam is struggling to succeed in .We can also see that how far Willy fall behind the modern business world Second, Miller shows us a modern business man’s personality in Howard’s character that always put the firm on his first list more than anything else. Despite the fact that Willy is “desperately tell a “story “and explains why he should has “a New York job “, and his family is struggle with the money. Howard still doesn’t care and substantiates that “it’s business, kid (Willy), everyone gotta put his own weight “. These cold hearted sentences prove that, Howard is very realistic about Willy’s condition in term that will benefit his firm. He knows that there is no way Willy can earn him a profit with “a job in town “, therefore he avoid and reason with Willy so he can keep Willy on the road because Willy is fallen behind the modern world.
Okonkwo was scared of people thinking he was just like his father so he worked hard since he was a child. This made him hate everything his father was made of, which is weakness and being lazy. ”Even as a little boy he had resented his father’s failure and weakness”. (13). when Okonkwo father died he had been in a lot of debt, Okonkwo became obsessed with the idea of manliness in order to get over his father weakness.
“You’re damn right I [get] it, while the capitalists [are] making their dough!”(p.2). In addition, Markwardt is dishonest about his handicap because he tells his story about losing his vision the other way around and expects more money from Mr Parsons.”… he [is] bigger than me. He hauls me back and climbs right over me!”(p .3). On the contrary, Mr. Parson chooses to remain positive and he is not bitter about being handicapped. He is very hard working and become successful business man.
CAPITALIZATION IS VITAL; TANGIBLE CONSTRUCTION IS SECONDARY Frank Capra’s 1956 film “It’s a Wonderful Life” carves out a hero who’s only obvious failure is not seeing himself as a success, addressing the question of how we as a society evaluate the worth of ourselves and each other. George Bailey seems to think of his work at the Building and Loan as menial and emasculating. Although he esteems his father, he admits to him that he never wants to end up trapped in a shabby little office, chasing after “nickels and dimes.” The film portrays a man who doesn’t understand who he is and as a result is constantly at war with himself. He is unable to reconcile what he thinks he should be and what he feels he is becoming at the Building and Loan. Eventually George comes to regard the capitalization and cooperation the Building and Loan embodies, as vital and rewarding work, and actual building as an important but lesser labor.
Willy sees Ben frequently after he died. When Ben was alive he provided Willy with an example of the qualities he wants to implant on his two boys, Ben is a perfect example of a good looking, charming man that easily became rich. Willy would repeatedly explain how Ben travelled into the jungle and came out rich, thinking that it was an easy thing to do. After Ben dies, he switched to the role of an inhibitor, agreeing and helping Willy with his daily decisions. Both alive and dead Ben reminds Willy of his regret for not following him to Alaska and hitting it big, ‘’Why didn’t I go to Alaska with my brother Ben that time!