Death of a Salesman Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 4 pages of analysis of Theme of Representation Throughout the Props in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".

Death of a Salesman Essay | Essay

This student essay consists of approximately 4 pages of analysis of Theme of Representation Throughout the Props in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman".
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Theme of Representation Throughout the Props in Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman"

Summary: This essay discusses the props used throughout the play "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. The props discussed are: stockings, whipped cheese, seeds, a rubber hose, and sneakers.
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is an epic of the failure and demise of a salesman named Willy Loman. Willy, a women's stockings salesman believes that he is a great salesman who can sell anything on his charming personality, but in truth is a suicidal and delusional liar who doesn't even sell enough to support his family and is forced to habitually borrow money from his successful next door neighbor. His two sons are both over inflated and egotistical which in part causes them to be failures. They have been so over-pumped with Willy's lies and delusions that they now lead unproductive lives. Biff, the elder son was once a promising young athlete with scholarships from different colleges; however, after seeing his father cheat with another women he resolves not to complete his high school math requirements and ends up a kleptomaniac. Linda, Willy's wife, is his...

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