Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in the Context of the American Dream

Basara, Ines

undergraduate thesis

Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in the Context of the American Dream

Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2019. urn:nbn:hr:142:695362

Basara, Ines

Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
Department of English Language and Literature

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Basara, I. (2019). Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in the Context of the American Dream (Undergraduate thesis). Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:695362

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Basara, Ines. "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in the Context of the American Dream." Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, 2019. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:695362

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Basara, I. (2019). 'Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in the Context of the American Dream', Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, accessed 30 June 2024, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:695362

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Basara I. Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in the Context of the American Dream [Undergraduate thesis]. Osijek: Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; 2019 [cited 2024 June 30] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:695362

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I. Basara, "Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in the Context of the American Dream", Undergraduate thesis, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Osijek, 2019. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:695362

Cite this item: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:142:695362

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Title	Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman in the Context of the American Dream
Title (croatian)	Drama „Smrt trgovačkog putnika“ Arthura Millera u kontekstu američkog sna
Author	Ines Basara
Mentor	Jadranka Zlomislić (mentor)
Granter	Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (Department of English Language and Literature) Osijek
Defense date and country	2019-09-11, Croatia
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	HUMANISTIC SCIENCES Philology Anglistics
Abstract	This paper focuses on the impact of the corrupted American Dream on Willy Loman’s family, with a particular emphasis on Willy Loman’s disillusionment about the meaning of the American Dream and its attainment. By analysing the American Dream in Death of a Salesman, the aim of this paper is to show how Willy’s misconception of achieving the American Dream led to a miserable and unsatisfying life for not only Willy, but the whole Loman family. The cause of Willy Loman’s demise was brought about by his obsession with the American Dream and his delusion that being well-liked, popular and physically attractive would lead to success and material wealth. Willy’s delusions of the American Dream caused not only his failure, but also the failure of his sons. The different ways to achieve the American Dream in the play will be crucial for understanding how Willy’s dream was a misconception. On the one hand, the characters of Willy, Happy and Biff will be introduced as the characters whose misconceptions of the Dream caused negative consequences and even the death of the dreamer. In contrast, Charley and Bernard will be the main examples of characters who show that the American Dream is possible if one recognizes its true values and what it takes to achieve it. Finally, in Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller calls attention to reasons for the downfall of the American Dream and hints at ways to reestablish the true values and the future of the American Dream.
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Language	english
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:142:695362
Study programme	Title: English Language and Literature (double major) Course: - Select - Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
Study programme	Title: Pedagogy (double major) Study programme type: university Study level: undergraduate Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) pedagogije (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) pedagogije)
Type of resource	Text
File origin	Born digital
Access conditions	Open access
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Created on	2019-10-29 14:42:07

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