Analysis of “Death of a Salesman” The tragedy of a family The play “Death of a Salesman” was written by Arthur Miller in 1949. He was born on October 17, 1915 in New York City. Most of Miller’s works emphasizes the common man struggling through the misconceptions and false illusions that modern society imposes. In the case of “Death of a Salesman”, Miller uses social realism, which is the attempt to describe human behavior and surroundings or …showed first 75 words of 834 total…

…showed last 75 words of 834 total…dies. Willy also thinks that by committing suicide he will help Biff with the twenty thousand he will get. At the end, Willy eventually killed himself leaving behind a tragic life and a family immersed in a world of illusions with no hopes. Bibliography Work Cited DiYanni, Robert. Literature: Reading Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. Compact Edition. McGraw Hill, 2000. 395-530. Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2000. “Miller, Arthur," © 1997-2000 Microsoft Corporation. 12/03/2000. Miller, Arthur. “Tragedy and the Common Man”. 12/03/2000.