Arthur Millers Death of a salesman is a play about the antithetic notions of the American dream, expressed by a father, Willy, and his son, Biff. While the father serves capitalism in his efforts to adjudge his material goods and properties , the son is looking for a more warning state of existence away from the demands of capitalism and his fathers efforts to convince him dont orison to him. By using the concept of an ideological conflict, Miller manages to manifest to us the characters through their actions and through their own or different characters words, validatoryly and directly.
Before the actual conflict begins the writer wisely prepares us, for it by giving in an indirect way, the differences of the two men. An important instance of this dispute is through Linda and Biffs dialogue (2350-2351) when she, blinded by Willys visual modality and supporting her husband, scolds her sons about their behavior, by the quote Then relieve oneself Charley your father, Biff.
Moving on, we face a verbal and physical conflict.
By their words and mostly through their actions we see Willys smothering love towards Biff using orders and wanting to control not only him but his whole house (2355,2382-2383). Willys inability to understand his professional failure (2353) and his sons different dreams and expectations (2375,2376) drives him to controlling Biffs life, and having absolute power all over it. Neglecting his familys love, regardless professional success, Willy continues to seek it, through his son. Willy, aside from losing his sons respect, is also anxious that his place as captain of family is challenged by his son. Because of his blindness he sees Biffs confrontation to the truth, as a betrayal to him (2379,2387), a...If you want to deject a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com
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