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Death of a Salesman SparkNotes Literature Guide by Arthur Miller
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Stacy Keach and Jane Kaczmarek star in Arthur Miller's 1949 masterpiece, a searing portrait of the physical, emotional, and psychological costs of the American dream. Willy Loman (Keach) is the play's iconic traveling salesman, whose family is torn apart by his desperate obsession with success and social acceptance. As his two sons cast about aimlessly for their station in life, Willy begins to come unraveled when the reality of his life threatens...
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Sam Shovel only comes to life for twelve days a year at Christmastime, and this year, he's in time to solve a murder mystery at the North Pole. O. Tannenbaum-the world's largest supplier of Christmas trees-has been murdered, and although Nick and Nora Claus are too busy to solve the mystery, Sam has enough time on his branchy hands to take a stab at it. Woven with enough Christmas references to choke a reindeer, find out if he succeeds in Death of...
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A Study Guide for Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama for Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama for Students for all of your research needs.
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[1949]
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The powerful drama of Willy Loman & his tragic end. Ever since it was first performed in 1949, Death of a Salesman has been recognized as a milestone of the American theater. In the person of Willy Loman, the aging, failing salesman who makes his living riding on a smile and a shoeshine, Arthur Miller redefined the tragic hero as a man whose dreams are at once insupportably vast and dangerously insubstantial. He has given us a figure whose name has...
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As a salesperson, you've been taught to persuade, pitch products, read and mimic body language, and engage in a long list of other sales tactics to build a business.
But those tactics no longer work-especially if you're working with intangible offerings like insurance and financial strategies.
These old-fashioned sales techniques may temporarily move a client toward making a purchase, but they don't promote long-lasting relationships. To do that,...
9) Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller (Book Analysis): Detailed Summary, Analysis and Reading Guide
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Unlock the more straightforward side of Death of a Salesman with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!
This engaging summary presents an analysis of Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, a tragic drama centered on the character of Willy Loman and his turbulent relationship with his eldest son, Biff. Over the course of the play, flashbacks or dream sequences are used to reveal the reasons why their bond has disintegrated to such a degree,...
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Kultur
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[2014]
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4 DVDs (357 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Traveling salesman Willy Loman who struggles with the conflict of family values and society's expectations of success; Alice meets a variety of interesting characters when she falls down a rabbit hole; five Mount Holyoke graduates hold an informal reunion where they share their memories, dreams, and experiences of the last six years; a choreopoem that portrays the struggle of six young women who are trying to come to terms with themselves and with...
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Library of America volume 163
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Library of America
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c2006
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774 p. ; 21 cm.
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