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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community Dec 5, 2001
Pros: Compelling story, engrossing characters, readable dialog
Cons: None
Summary: Pop, I'm a dime a dozen and so are you. Biff Loman
Various people have called him various names: students often find him pathetic, pedestrian, pedantic. Professors of English can't seem to sing enough praise; to them he is an unsung ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Aug 25, 2001
Pros: Good script gets to the point believable story
Cons: Not very long but explains in the well enough
Summary: This story talks about the American Dream of making it big buying a big house and having more money than you can spend. But this man wants to achieve the American Dream. He hasn't suceeded in his life so now hes looking for his sons to do it for him. He ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Apr 9, 2001
Pros: Great american play, good subtext
Cons: outdated, complicated at times
Summary: In Death Of a Salesman, Arthur Miller tries to show how The American Dream puts too high a value on material possessions, and career success. Often, these things become so important to people that they lose sight of what is really important, such as ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 29, 2000
Pros: Story, plot, dialogue, characters
Cons: Biff/happy relationship, dated
Summary: "The Crucible" was the first Arthur Miller play we read in English class this year. I thought it was impressive. Then we began reading "Death Of A Salesman" about three weeks ago, and it's the play I wished I read earlier.
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 4, 2000
Pros: Deep meaning
Cons: Maybe a little too short
Summary: I just finished Death of a Salesman, and although it is short, it contains a powerful punch. Arthur Miller really did a superb job on this play. Who in this world is able to brag that he created the "Willy Loman"? It is part of our ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
May 3, 2000
Pros: [This opinion focuses on only a few elements of the play]
Cons: [This opinion focuses on only a few elements of the play]
Summary:
The Many Deaths of Willy
The physical death that Willy suffers is not the only death that the title Death of a Salesman refers to.
The first death apparent in the play is an intellectual death. Willy has lost reason and a ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 20, 2000
Pros: Reading style, Story Content
Cons: Dialogue with Loman is confusing
Summary: I read this book because it fit into the topic of a major essay I was writing: The American Dream. However, I had no idea of the depth and truth it would eventually show about the American Dream, and what is/was wrong with what people considered the ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Mar 17, 2000
Pros: Great PLAY
Cons: ending too sad
Summary: Willy Loman is the main character in Arthur Miller’s play, Death of a Salesman. Willy, a struggling salesman in his early 60’s, had recently been put back on straight commission. This character often confused illusions and reality. Willy lived in a ... read more
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Not Yet Rated by the Epinions community
Jan 29, 2000
Pros: Shows the wilting of the American dream, and the soul of the man fighting it.
Cons: Sometimes confusing, you never know what the protagonist is selling.
Summary: As a fan of tragedy and a lover of Arthur Miller, I think this is a great story for both the young and old. Not only does it show the struggle of a man for his quest for happiness and success for his sons, but it shows the brutal nakedness of man when ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 23, 1999
Pros: great book
Cons: no con
Summary: Willy Loman a great man with a great heart. He works his whole life for his family. He works and works and works. He tries to get a better job but the big buisness kicks him out, out of a job, and out of a life. He tries to fall on to his familys ... read more
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Rated a Somewhat Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 16, 1999
Pros: What is success in life?
Cons: Sad.
Summary: I believe Death of a salesman to be an excellent play. At the heart of it is a lovable salesman who has some regrets, just like the rest of us. But Willie's real error is his misplaced beliefs. He believes in the American Dream to the extent that he ... read more
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Rated a Very Helpful Review by the Epinions community
Dec 7, 1999
Pros: shows emptiness of 20th century american life
Cons: talks a lot about simonizing jobs
Summary: American society is a curious thing. Throughout the years it has been praised, derided, ridiculed, and condemned. Many authors choose to include an examination of society in their works. To do this, repeating symbolic images or phrases, known as motifs, ... read more
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ISBN13: 9780140247732. ISBN10: 0140247734. by Arthur Miller. Published by Penguin Group (USA) Inc.. Edition: 67
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ISBN13: 9780140481341. ISBN10: 0140481346. by Arthur Miller. Published by Penguin Group (USA) Inc.. Edition: 77
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ISBN13: 9780141180977. ISBN10: 0141180978. by Arthur Miller. Published by Penguin Group (USA) Inc.. Edition: 98
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