Pattern and Reptition in Death of a Salesman
In the play Death of a Salesman the author Arthur Miller often uses repetition of words, phrases, structual features, and ideas. The reason he does is so is to promote the meaning and tone of the play to the reader. In the following essay I will use three such examples of repetition and discuss their pattern and the affect it has on the reader. All of these examples will be focused on Willy, because he is the main character and is devilerer of Miller's theme and meaning of the play.A recuring pattern in the play is Willy and his children's constant need to be to be "well-liked." When Biff plans to ask Oliver for a job, his brother Happy encoruages him telling him he is "well-liked." Willy, lost in his memories, flashes back to when Biff and Happy were younger, recalling his aspiration to form his own business. He tells his children that his business will bigger than their uncle's because Willy believes he is more "well-liked." Later Willy and his two boys hold a coversation about Bernard and come to the conclusion that Biff will do in better in life than him because Biff is "well-liked." Willy is unable to see that being well-liked does not mean that you will be succe
He failed to realize that the flames in his forest were caused by constant self-annalysis of himself in the eyes f others. " Willy, like the Garden, cannot produce, and is contantly failing. As Willy's life is crashing down around him, he says, "The woods are burning!" In terms of imagery "the woods are burning," is a very powerful statement. Uncle Ben is the character who deals with the idea of a jungle, which is sometimes referred to as the woods by Willy. He is also unable to distinguish between love and being "well-liked. Willy says this when his life begins to fall apart. He never did what he thought he should do, it was always what others thought was right, what would make him "well-liked," what would get him a slice of good ole american apple pie. The basis of becoming a success is Willy's eyes was being "well-liked," but that ended in his failure. Willy's garden would never grow and he never became the type of success he wanted. Willy's brother Ben made a success of himself early in life and compared the process of gaining success to entering the jungle. Willy continued to reach for success, expecting an american dream that not too many people were actually living. He sees success all around him in people like his brother Ben and Biff high-school acquaintance Bernard.
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