After reading Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman (pp.1208-1279 in the book Literature Approaches to fiction, poetry, and drama by Robert DiYanni) write a 3-4 page paper in which you react or respond to the play. Don’t just summarize the text; offer some kind of perspective or opinion about it. This perspective or opinion can take on a variety of forms, as exemplified by the following prompt:

What is typically “American” about Miller’s play? What cultural attitudes and values displayed by the characters make it “feel” American? How does the theme relate to the American experience of the American Dream? See Chapter 31 (pages 1565-1567) of Literature by DiYanni for more information.

For more information on reading and writing about drama, see Chapters 21-25 of Literature by DiYanni.

Write a structures, organized essay with clear thesis statement; paragraphs with unity, development, and coherence; an engaging introduction; and an effective conclusion that reiterates your main points. In other words, write a strong, detailed essay about the play.

Also, use quotes and otherwise reference the play, and be sure to cite any outside sources that you reference with both in-text citations and reference page citations. Failure to cite properly is considered plagiarism (and this happened last time I used study pool so please help this not happen again 🙁 )

3-4 pages in length following standard APA formatting

The rubric is attached below- please follow.

I started to work on the paper and realized I needed more assistance. Here is my opening paragraph with a thesis statement to get you started… You may re word some of it or change anything you would like to get the proper point across according to the prompt above!:…..

Death of a Salesman is a very interesting drama. Although I prefer poems and short stories, I was very drawn to this story. This drama did a good job of pulling in its readers by choosing a topic that most know and can relate to, the American dream. Sharing Willy’s struggles with work and family targets almost any American reader who struggles with trying to live up to the American dream. I feel though as if each person in the story has a different idea of the American dream. Arthur Miller, the author of Death of a Salesman, may be making the exact point of, what is the American dream? In this drama, I believe the theme is that every individual person has his or her own perception of the American dream.