Death of a Salesmen
...alks about all of the competition in New York and how it is so difficult to become rich because of all of the competitors however, he still continues to believe in the American capitalist dream yet never gains anything. a) “ What’s wonderful about it? There’s fifty men in the City of New York who’d stake him.” (62) b) This quote is clear proof of how Willy talks about the competition in New York and the difficulties of competing with them. Another clear attack on capitalism. III. Willy continuously tells Biff to become successful in life and tried to teach him the capitalist ways by using his older brother Ben as a role model and continuously telling him to become rich however, as much as he does, he still fails to succeed and ends up failing the capitalist dream. a) “… was rich! That’s just the spirit I want to imbue them with! To walk into a jungle! I was right! I was right! I was right!” (52) b) This quote was said by Willy after his older brother Ben told him about how he became successful with the American capitalist way of walking into a jungle at the age of 17. He continuously tells this to Biff to become successful however, Biff never succeeds in the end but rather fails miserably. Another attack on capitalism. • Relate to THESIS: All of these points give great examples of how Willy and his family are attacks on capitalism. Conclusion: Throughout the play “Death of a Salesman”, by Arthur Miller, the main character, Willy Loman, and his family seem to portray an evident attack on capitalism through their everyday lives. I – Linda evidently shows that no matter how hard her husband works he never tends to go ahead in life which is a clear attack on capitalism. II – Willy continuously speaks about all of the competition in New York City however no matter how hard he tries to fight the competition he never ends up becoming any more s...