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Death of a Salesman opened on February 10, 1949, to reviews that acclaimed it a major new play. Within no time at all Arthur Miller became world renowned as his play received the Pulitzer Prize, the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award, and the Antoinette Perry Aw ....

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.... mold. Note that Willy forced this mold not only onto himself but also onto his sons, causing them the same confusion over identity. Willy Loman is a perfect example of someone who feels betrayed because he can't achieve the financial goal that society has conditioned him to strive for. He worships the goddess of success, but he doesn't have the talent or the temperament to be a salesman, his chosen career. When he fails as a salesman, no other measure of success, the love of his family, his talent as a carpenter, can comfort him. He believes that a person who fails in business has no right to live. Willy feels empty; the fulfillment he feels he nee ....