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1、.,Death of a Salesman推销员之死- by Arthur Miller,戏剧第二组 丁楠,.,Arthur Miller (October 17, 1915 February 10, 2005) was an American playwright and essayist. A prominent figure in American theatre and cinema for almost 100 years, writing a wide variety of dramas, including celebrated plays such as The Crucibl
2、e, A View from the Bridge, All My Sons, and Death of a Salesman, which are studied and performed worldwide. Arthur Miller was born in New York. His father was a ladies-wear manufacturer and shopkeeper who was ruined in the depression. The sudden change in fortune had a strong influence on Miller. Mi
3、llers plays often depict how families are destroyed by false values. Poverty will have a lasting effect Insecurity of modern existence,I. Introduction to Arthur Miller,.,Arthur Miller 阿瑟米勒 when Willy meets with his new boss, he spends most of the meeting demonstrating his new wire recorder.,.,Bernar
4、d,Bernard is the only son of Charley, Lowmans next door neighbour. He is intelligent and industrious but lacks the gregarious personality of either of the Loman sons. It is this absence of spirit that makes Willy believe that Bernard will never be a true success in the business world, but Bernard pr
5、oves himself to be far more successful than Willy imagined. As a grown-up, he is a lawyer preparing to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court.,.,Death of a Salesman if you work hard enough you will achieve everything. It originated in the Colonial Period of America when Benjamin Franklin was fam
6、ous for his success through his persistent self-improvement. His words “God helps those who help themselves” generalize the essential theme of the American Dream.,.,It is based on the Declaration of Independence: “we believe that all men are born with these inalienable rights-life, liberty and the p
7、ursuit of happiness.” During the process of western exploration in “Gold Rush”, innumerable adventurers leapt to wealthy upstart overnight which stimulated the rapid growth of the “American Dream”. The ideology is deep-rooted and has far-reaching impact on the American life. After the two world wars
8、, people became greatly disillusioned for the loss of faith and many critics began to reflect upon it and attached more importance to the negative effect of American Dream. The “American Dream” is fatal in its fantasy, when the dream is confronted by reality and broken by the harshness, disaster wil
9、l come.,.,Conclusion,Death of a Salesman traced the life of a common American and narrated a losers poignant story. Willys tragedy lies in his excessive fanatic in American Dream which eroded his soul and distorted his personality. The process of his failure was the period in which American Dream disillusioned.,.,.,Thanks!,The End,
