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The Collapse of a Low Man’s Great Dream: Reading the Fusion of Traditional Marxism in <i>Death of a Salesman</i>
Department of Chinese Literature, National Central University, Taoyuan City
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Advances in Literary Study·Volume 10 (2022)·Pages 189–196·Published 29 January 2022·DOI10.4236/als.2022.102015
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Abstract
Death of a Salesman premiered in 1949, deeply revealing an intuitive understanding of the society at that time. Since then, the tragic masterpiece has been studied hundreds of times in a variety of theories. In the third decade of the twenty-first century, more and more people are pursuing wealth and success, emphasizing on the materialistic in life. It is worth reading Death of a Salesman again. This paper relies on the original playscript rather than others’ theories, and perceives the fusion of the Marxism’s influence on the play through a close reading of the text.
KeywordsArthur Miller<i>Death of a Salesman</i>American DreamMarxism’s Influence
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