Domonick Major

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller Lived from October 17th 1915 to February 10th 2005

About the Author

Arthur miller’s family had a lot of money, they owned their own clothing line.Miller a poor student in high school barley graduating from Abraham Lincoln high.His family became severely poor when the stock market crashed in 1929. He eventually was accepted to the University of Michigan were he found he had a calling for play writing.

Early Years

Miller was married for the first time in 1940In 1943 was offered his first major screen wright for a war film about WWII.Wrote his first famous play in 1944 named The Man Who Had All the Luck.

in 1947 and 1949 he wrote to more plays one very famous a death of a salesman.

Miller had a affair with the star Marilyn Monroe and that relationship escalated from there on.In 1953 his most famous play The Crucible was brought into the world of hollywood.

Later Years

1947 Death of a salesman1953 the CrucibleOthers include The Golden Years View From the BridgeAfter the fall Had a lot more works to follow

Writing highlights

The lowest-paid workers in the country were the migrant farm workers, with sales clerks and unskilled laborers (such as gas station attendants) not far above them. Happy, a sales clerk, and Biff, a farm worker, represent this segment of the American workforce in Death of a Salesman, and each of them struggles to retain his dignity in the face of his lowly position in a largely affluent society.

Historical/cultural context

Symbolism- when an object, part of nature, or person represents something elseWe see symbolism in a death of a salesman with diamonds.To willy diamonds represent tangible wealth and, hence both validation of ones labor and the ability to pass material goods on to ones offspring.

Significant points of Death of a salesman

Motif- a reoccurring subject or theme in literary work Willy’s tendency mythologize people contributes to his understanding of the world. Willy compares Biff and Happy to mythic Greek figures Adonis and Hercules.

Significant points of Death of a salesman

ForeshadowWe see john proctor try to prove himself not a witch by reciting the ten commandments when he slips up and forgets the one about adultery we see that not only has john committed adultery but also that he fell to witch craft.

Main concepts from short work

SettingThe setting is significant to the play itself In Salem during the late 1600’s during these trials it gives the reader a better perspective of they turned on one another

Main concepts

Love and hate is represented a couple different ways.Hate with the amount of accusations of witch craft and how friends turn on each other to save themselves.We see love with the affections that Abigail and Elizabeth have for proctor

Love and Hate

Millers daughter Rebecca married Daniel Day-LewisMiller was also a life long atheist He was married 3 times once to Marilyn Monroe

Interesting Facts