The Analysis of Death of a Salesman From the Perspective of Modern Tragedy

• 作者: WEI Qingxia
• 来源期刊: 美中外语:英文版
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: DEATH of a SALESMAN AMERICAN DREAM MODERN TRAGEDY
• 年，卷（期）: 2019,（7）
• 页码范围: 328-331
• 页数: 4页
• 分类号: H

摘要

Arthur Miller is a distinguished modern playwright who pays lots of attention to social issues. As one of his masterpieces, Death of a Salesman depicts that the protagonist fails to achieve his American dream and finally chooses to die. This paper analyzes the tragic flaw and the tragic victory in the protagonist as a salesman as well as a father, aiming to explore how the elements of modern tragedy are embodied in the common man.