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 b ....
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