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Exploring the Psychological Shaping of the Characters in Death of a Salesman from the Conflict of Social Relations

Authors
Yidan Shao1, *
1College of Foreign Languages, Anhui University of Technology, Maanshan, China
*Corresponding author. Email: 1843280709@qq.com
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Yidan Shao
Available Online 9 September 2023.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-092-3_39How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Death of a Salesman; Arthur Miller; the American dream
Abstract

Death of a Salesman follows the 24 h before Willy Loman’s death. The old salesman worked all his life and had to rely on his friend Charlie to help him out. Meanwhile, he also had two sons who just sit around – Biff and Happy. He wanted to change the status quo, but was mercilessly dismissed by his boss. Finally, in desperation, he suicided in order to getting the insurance payment for his sons. In the drama, the conflicts in each scene and the shaping of the characters are very distinct. This paper examines the physical and psychological dilemmas faced by Willie through the physical, psychological and social aspects of the play, starting with the relationships between the characters and analysing the masculinity-tainted men and the othered women in the context of the play, the generation and transmission of nostalgia and the tragic ending of being first alienated and then abandoned by society.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2023 9th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
9 September 2023
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10.2991/978-2-38476-092-3_39
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2352-5398
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10.2991/978-2-38476-092-3_39How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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