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1、Thepositiveeffectofthedeathofthesalesmanonhissons------ViewpointfromAlthurMiller’sDeathofasalesman[Abstract]ArthurMillerisnotonlyoneofthegreatestdramatistsinAmericanhistoryofthetheatrebutalsooneofthegreatestdramatistsintheworldhistoryofthetheatre.HismostfamousworkisD
2、eathofaSalesmanwhichsuccessfullyreflectssocialandfamilycrisis,expressingthecommonproblemsofthecommonersandarousingthesympatheticresponseofAmericanswhoaredeeplytormentedbythegreatdepressionandAmericandream.Atpresent,mostoftheresearchoftheDeathofaSalesmaninChinastaysat
3、theanalyzeoftheprotagonist'scharactersaswellastheanalysisofthecausesofWilly’stragedyandmostresearchofthisbookinforeigncountriesisincollectionwiththeAmericandream.However,thisthesisisreversalofpastbehaviour,deeplyanalyzingthepositiveeffectofthedeathofthesalesmanonhiss
4、ons.[Keywords]Deathofasalesman;WillyLoman;Biff;Happy1、ThetragedyofWillyRomanandhisAmericandreamAristotleoncedefined“tragedy”inhisPoetics:“Tragedy,then,isanimitationofanactionwhichisserious,complete,andofsomemagnitude……witheachofitthroughacourseofpityandfeareffectingt
5、hepurgationofthoseemotions.”(Aristotle,1999:40)Deathofasalesmandescribesthetragedyofacommonman----WillyRoman,andarousesdeepsympathyintheaudience.Italsoencouragespeopletothinkaboutthetruemeaningoflifeandtopursuittherealhappiness.Inthedrama,WillyLomanwasafrustratedsale
6、smanwhorepresentedthecommonmanwhostrivedforthesuccessunderthepressureoftheAmericanDream.Hebelievedthathecouldsucceedifheworkedhard,butunfortunatelyitwasimpossibleforthistohappenunderthestandardofsuccessthathadbeeningrainedinthemindsoftheAmericanpeople.IntheAmericancr
7、itic,WillyLomanwascalledthe“AmericanEveryman”,becausehewassocommonthatinonewayoranother,differentkindsofpeople,differentclassesofpeopleapparentlyfeelthatthey’reintheplay,andalsobecauseheembodiedtheinspirationforstrivingforsuccessandthedesperationoffailureofthecommonp
8、eople.WillyLoman,asasalesman,hesoughtforhisplaceinthebusinessworld;asahusbandandfather,hesoughtforhappinessforhisfamilyandrespectan
