RedStarMilitia
22nd June 2005, 21:00
In this book we see Willy Loman (low-man) fail and eventually die from his constant aim to achieve the "American Dream". It shows that the American dream is an ideology and that through the capaitalist system the individual suffers.
This could be an upsetting story or communist propaganda - probably a mixture of both really. It shows that people like Willy's son Biff who lives a simple life on a farm can be content but Willy himself will never give up the Amiercan dream because he is misguided and believes with money comes happiness, he does not realise he could be happy with his wonderful family.
Although Willy makes some mistakes we cannot help feeling sorry for him - He is the product/victim of right wing propaganda.
Willy sees people he thought would fail achieve and kills himself in a desperate aim to get the insurance money for his son (which probably was in vain as it may not be granted to his family.)
All the ideas seem left wing, the poor man is happy, the man who seeks money is an ignorant fool. Willy is a man too scared to fail and have a lower status.
In all, in my view this is a great piece of work showing how facism only destroys and that happiness can be sought out without money.
What are other people's views on this literature?
Arthur Miller R.I.P (2005)
This could be an upsetting story or communist propaganda - probably a mixture of both really. It shows that people like Willy's son Biff who lives a simple life on a farm can be content but Willy himself will never give up the Amiercan dream because he is misguided and believes with money comes happiness, he does not realise he could be happy with his wonderful family.
Although Willy makes some mistakes we cannot help feeling sorry for him - He is the product/victim of right wing propaganda.
Willy sees people he thought would fail achieve and kills himself in a desperate aim to get the insurance money for his son (which probably was in vain as it may not be granted to his family.)
All the ideas seem left wing, the poor man is happy, the man who seeks money is an ignorant fool. Willy is a man too scared to fail and have a lower status.
In all, in my view this is a great piece of work showing how facism only destroys and that happiness can be sought out without money.
What are other people's views on this literature?
Arthur Miller R.I.P (2005)