Death of a Salesman Flashcards
(20 cards)
Who popularised the American Dream
John Truslow Adams
When was death of a salesman set
1940
Time period
After World War II and within a decade of the great depression
World War II
Embracing new tech – Ameicans could have it all
Miller writes about men “struggling to be at one with society”
Robert Hagan
“Willy’s self esteem is highly dependent on feedback from his sons”
Jessica L Tracy
“It is of course the brutal capitalist system that has done Willy”
Eleanor Clark
“Willy fell only from an imagined height”
Sheila Huftel
“the tragedy of Willy Loman is that he faced his life, or sold it, in order to justify the waste of it”
Arthur Miller
Catharsis
Purging of emotions
Hamartia
Fatal flaw
Anagnorisis
Moment of recognition
Hubris
Excessive pride
Peripetia
Sudden reversal of fate
Willy and Jay Gatsby’s similarities
-Both are driven by an idealized version of the American Dream, Both focus on appearances and social status, Both are isolated, Sparce funeral
Eleanor Clark
“It is of course the brutal capitalist system that has done Willy”
Sheila Huftel
“Willy fell only from an imagined height”
Arthur Miller
“the tragedy of Willy Loman is that he faced his life, or sold it, in order to justify the waste of it”
Robert Hagan
Miller writes about men “struggling to be at one with society”
Jessica L Tracy
“Willy’s self esteem is highly dependent on feedback from his sons”
