Death Of A Salesman: Society's Alienation Of Willy Loman
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By: Joey Powell
It is often stated that society is very judgmental. It can be seen in
movies, literary works, or just an everyday walk of life. Arthur Miller chooses
to portray society's prejudice against the protagonist, Willy Loman, in his play,
Death of a Salesman. Society, in this case, rej ....
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.... time. However, Howard crushed all of that
by firing Willy, simply because he thought Willy, "needed some rest." Actually,
Howard never intended to give Willy his job back. He was merely trying to take
Willy's position because he didn't believe Willy could hack it anymore. This is
a reflection of society's present day treatment of the elderly. Younger
generations now, move older people into rest homes and try to keep them out of
public view, for risk of embarassment. This is reflected ....
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