Okonkwo + Willy Loman As depicted in the play Death of a Salesman and the novel Things Fall Apart, their two main characters are similar in how they live tragic lives, and also end their lives. Both story lines are considered to be tragedies by many. Most people believe that tragedies are when ...

"Man is here too little and too passive to play the tragic hero". In Death of a Salesman, Miller presents us with a new version of what we define as tragedy. If we look to the Greek plays such as Oedipus Rex, we are shown very fixed ideas of tragedy that involve a hero falling from high stature...

"Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller is about a salesman named Willy who fails to understand how to be successful. He often talks about trying to be more successful in the business world, but he never seems to go through with what he says. "Willy Loman, traveling salesman, is driven to suicide ...