What is a tragedy? Well, according to Arthur Miller's Essay titled "Tragedy and the Common Man", a tragedy is when the main character tries to evaluate him or her self. "Sometimes he is one who has been displaced from it, sometimes

Willy's tragic flaw is that he cannot admit his failure and his betrayal to his family. He always has an excuse, and never pinpoints his problems-- he just makes himself blatantly over-see his problems, which turns himself into a man of false-success and betrayal of his family. As part of his obsession with the American Dream, Willy tries to make himself appear to be part of it in ways he is not, such as with the silk stockings that both his wife, Linda, and his mistress have on all the time. The silk stockings represent his relationships with his family, his neighbors, and other people he comes in contact with. They're also an important product that goes in part with the American dream. Silk Stockings were very elegant and valuable, so to Willy, it was important that his wife, Linda had them. The way that the stockings represent his relationships is especially important with his relationship with his wife. She always tries to mend her silk stockings when they break, but Willy always tells her to not fool with them and that they'll get a new pair. "Will you stop mending stockings? At least while I'm in the house. It gets me nervous. I can't tell you. Please." (Miller, Death... 75). This shows his constant avoidance with everything, such as his relationship with his wife. He never admits to his problems, so whenever his wife tries to mend both their relationship and her stockings, he always finds a way out of it without working things out. Another reason why he always gets Linda to get new stockings is because he tries to make himself be rich, when he is not. It is part of the American dream to be happy and have materialistic things, but his entire take on it is false; he is not happy at all. He feels that materialistic value adds to his happiness, but deep down inside, he is a truly bitter and confused man.

Willy Loman wasn't so much of a tragic hero as Okonkwo was, because Willy had never been of noble status. Willy, however, wanted his life to be perfect, both for him, and his two sons, Biff and Happy. He focused on how his brother, Ben was successful, and tried to use that to motivate his son, Biff to become successful. "The man knew what he wanted and went out and got it! Walked into a jungle, and comes out, the age of twenty-one, and he's rich! The world is an oyster, but you don't crack it open on a mattress!" (Miller, Death... 41). This is contradictory, for Willy seems to be the one who needs a talking-to about becoming successful. Willy was obsessed with the American Dream, which he had lived in a way, for he had appliances, a family, a house, a car, etc., but he pretended like he was successful, which he was not at all. He was afraid to admit this, but at the end of the play Death of a Salesman, he killed himself, which shows a partial discovery of truth. He had failed to admit his persona

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