Death of a Salesman
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Death of a Salesman is Arthur Miller's celebrated American play about a salesman named Willy Loman.
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[edit] Spoiler Alert:
- The salesman dies.
[edit] Premise
The play won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It is based on the true story of an American capitalist who did everything right:
- He was in sales, doing his part in the front lines to expand the economy;
- He held company with a mistress like all successful capitalists do;
- He lied to his wife and sons when necessary in order to protect them.
Yet, even after doing all these things, Willy ultimately failed. Miller read Willy's tragic story on The Internets and felt that the only reason why Willy was not a winner was he was burdened with the unfortunate surname of "Loman", which his customers read as "Low-man". He used this point as the main theme of the biographical play. The American public lauded Miller's refreshing insight; liberals of the era were blaming Loman's failure on his negative attitude.
[edit] The American Dream
Death of a Salesman is considered by many to be the pinnacle of modern literary work on the American Dream. The idea of the American Dream is as old as America itself. Unlike the Old World, the New World that America belongs to has no social class structure, so a man can do whatever he wants to, rather than merely having the option of doing exactly what his father did.
[edit] Attitude Means Nothing
The administration of the The Greatest President - EVER! proved that your surname means everything and that you can achieve anything in the Land of Opportunity, regardless of your attitude.
[edit] Copulation
After Death of a Salesman became a runaway Broadway hit, Miller used his surname to his advantage, feeding many bottles of Miller beer to Marilyn Monroe in order to bag her.
