Can a Wrong be Redeemed? (Critical Analysis of Willy Loman) The topic at hand is whether or not Willy Loman, the main character of Death of a Salesman, is a redeemable character or not. The opinions vary; some feeling sorry for Willy believing he had his heart in the right place while others believe he is the one who should burn. While controversial, are either of these opinions wrong? From a religious standpoint, one would say that everyone deserves a second chance, everyone deserves a bit of
Arthur Miller, Willy Loman sees the American Dream differently. Willy Loman’s American Dream is where success is defined as being “physically attractive” and being “well liked” fails in today’s world. In the play Willy thinks the American dream is totally materialistic, where everything depends on how a person looks and how well is the person like by other people around.
forcing the men to negotiate peace in Athens, which has been at war for eighteen years. The opening scene of Miller’s Death of Salesman, the spectator sees Willy, who, throughout his life, has constructed elaborate fantasies to deny the mounting evidence of his failure to fulfill his desires and expectations. At the beginning of the play, Willy suffers from self-delusion. Elizabeth, in The Barretts of Wimpole Street, is an invalid before meeting Robert Browning and in the opening scene he gets acquainted