Death Of A Salesman

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In the stories “Death of A Salesman,” and “A Doll’s House,” there are many similarities.
I went on to pick one character from each story whom’s similarity interested me the most. The characters I picked were Willy Loman from “Death of A Salesman,” and Torvald Helmer of “A Doll’s House.” I picked these characters because of their motivation to make it to become successful. Both stories are about a climb for success that leads to betrayal. The story “Death of A Salesman,” comes with the symbolic meaning of the death of an “American Dream,” or the ridding of illusion as it applies to the American Dream. The story “A Doll’s House” the title reflects the main character’s life and how she was treated like treasure such as a doll.
Both Willy and Torvald lives are similar to the fact that they are both trying to provide for their families, but in the end they discover a great loss. Willy Loman a salesman and a firm believer in the “American Dream,” had the notion that any man can rise from humble beginnings to greatness. In Willy Loman motivation to become successful was he felt that he believes success comes from being well liked not worrying about qualifications and being popular you well always come out on top. Willy is a Multifaceted character who portrayed a deep problem with sociological and psychological causes and done so with disturbing reality. Willy also starts to lie on the amount of sales that he is making whenever his wife asks him about his sales.
Torvald Helmer is a Lawyer/Bank Manager who feels reputation plays a big part in his success to do well.
Motivation was a key position in both Willy and Torvald lives to help them climb to become a success.
In the story Torvald Helmer motivation was his appearance to be professional and personal and the knowing fact that his family will not want in the future. Torvald pushes his limits to get what he wants to become a succ...