What Mr. Wonka ask to remind him? Answer: To remind him to call up his ear doctor the moment they get back. (p.3) 2. What Grandma Josephine thinks about Mr. Wonka? Answer: That he is cracked and that she doesn't trust him. (p.3) 3. Why do they need to go the higher in the elevator? Answer: The higher they are when they start coming down, the faster they will be going when they hit. (p.4) 4. Even though the view is beautiful in the glass elevator. What is the disadvantage in the glass elevator
judgment. In other words, it is a moral flaw. According to Aristotle, Sophocles’s Oedipus the King is a prime example of hamartia in Greek tragedies while Miller’s Death of a Salesman incorporates modern tragedy. Both tragedies share the similar concept of downfall as Oedipus is a king who was born with undeniable fate and Willy is a salesman who fails to reach success. Blind faith is a tragic flaw that both Willy Loman and Oedipus acquire although they portray this flaw adversely though their excessive
The first we learn about Linda is that she is concerned about her husband, Willy. His arrival causes her to "stir in her bed… listening", which shows that she is wondering if he is ok, or needs anything. This shows how the wellbeing of her husband is her priority, as she gets up out of bed to make sure he is ok, which implies that she is sacrificing her comfort for his benefit. This shows that Linda loves Willy, and that she wants to make sure he is happy, almost as though that is her sole responsibility
Death of a Salesman, revolves around Willy Loman and his troubled life as a salesman. Willy is a common man with a handful of flaws and complex qualities. Willy Loman’s characteristics are seen clearly through his interactions with the people around him. Evidently, Willy’s interaction with his boss, Howard, displays Willy’s social ignorance. When Willy speaks to Howard to tell him he wishes for a job in the city, Willy misinterprets several social situations. Willy references Howard telling him that
portray a character that finds comfort in his or her delusions instead of accepting reality. Arthur Miller introduces the protagonist Willy Loman, a precarious, self-deluded salesman who conjures up his dead brother, Ben, to provide him with advice. Tony Kushner introduces Harper Pitt, a Valium addict who produces hallucinations and an imaginary character, Mr. Lies, to escape her current life problems. The significance of these ghost-like/fantastic characters is
yourself’’ (Kazan 198). ‘’…To me the tragedy of Willy Loman is that he gave his life, or sold it, in order to justify the waste of it’’ (miller 14). Arthur Miller’s first version of Death of a Salesman was a short story which he wrote in his seventeen, Miller in his own words said that this story based on a real man who thrown himself under a train, after that Miller in his autobiography admit that he found the inspiration of Willy Loman character in his uncle Manny Newman, a travelling salesman
out of the eyes, then the catharsis for the audience. While the parts are not followed exactly in Death of a Salesman, all are there and all play important parts in the character development of the hero, as in Oedipus.The progression from “hero” to their downfall is what makes the work a tragedy, and what connects both
a Salesman”, Willy Loman is an insecure, struggling salesman who only believes in the American Dream of success and wealth. Willy died a salesman, but it seemed no one truly cared that he committed suicide considering no one showed up to the funeral (Miller 924). Although, he is never able to infinitely grasp the reality of becoming a successful businessman, he hopes that his two sons can pick up where he left off. In many ways, just like all humans, Willy has flaws in his character, but is also
over forty works had quite a few tales and twist that involve the result of pride in the lives of many of his characters. To be direct, pride is the destructive force that led to the demise and death of three of Miller’s main characters in three of his most popular plays. As the words of this essay move forward, it will be made clear that pride led to the ultimate destruction of Joe
life. as well as the relationship between a father and his sons. The plays primary focus being on Willy Lomans tragic flaw being pride, not for himself but for his family and children bring about the contrasting ideas that women are collateral damage from males ego. Miller also places emphasis on the role of women in society at the time by placing them at the heart of the play. Miller uses the character Linda to present the ‘collateral damage’ that women suffer through supporting the men, providing