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Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

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Death of a Salesman

by Arthur Miller

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Publication Date…1949

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Facts and Facts and FiguresFigures

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PPopulation in 1949… 132,122,000opulation in 1949… 132,122,000

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AAverage Salary in 1949….$1,299verage Salary in 1949….$1,299

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Unemployment…8,120,000Unemployment…8,120,000

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Minimum Wage…$.43Minimum Wage…$.43

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National Debt…$43 billionNational Debt…$43 billion

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Life Expectancy…Life Expectancy…

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34,500 Automobile 34,500 Automobile deathsdeaths

1949 Cadillac

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US homes with indoor US homes with indoor plumbing in 1949…plumbing in 1949…

55%55%

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American Households with a TVAmerican Households with a TV

9%9%

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INVENTIONSINVENTIONS

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Invention #1Invention #11. This invention was a popular

toy

2. It was created by a ship

inspector in 1945

3. Kids played with it on steps

4. It was inexpensive and simple

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♫ SLINKY…SLINKY…a wonderful, magical toy…

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Invention #2Invention #2Invented for working

mothersAre still popular todayCan be found in any

supermarket

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TV DinnersTV Dinners

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Invention #3Invention #3Sold at partiesCan use it to make popsiclesCan use it to store crackersCan use it to keep food freshComes in a variety of colors and

functionsContinues to be popular today

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TupperwareTupperware

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Invention #4Invention #4Used by hairdressers for coloringUsed by campers for cookingUsed for wrapping thingsUsed for kid projectsUsed for rabbit ears on the TVEveryone has used it

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Aluminum Foil

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National and International

Events

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Supreme Court Decision

African-AmericansAfrican-Americans

DO

have the right to vote

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Antarctica discovered….

to be a continent

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Ireland and England

Ireland gains its independence from England in 1949

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Communist Victory in China

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Led to the Red Scare led by Joseph McCarthy

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NATO founded on April 4, 1949NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

An alliance of 10 European and 2 North American countries

Committed to defend each other

Combat the spread of Communism

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COLD WAR begins….

US and USSR become Super Powers

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Germany splits into East Germany

and West Germany

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Fear and uncertainty

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Arthur Miller1915-2005

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Once married to…Marilyn Monroe

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PlaysAll My Sons (1947)Death of a Salesman (1949)The Crucible (1953)Broken Glass (1994)

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Considered to be the masterpiece and cornerstone of the contemporary American Dream

Miller’s success is attributed to his portrayal of the hopes and fears of middle-class America

Examines the myth of the American Dream and the shallow promise of happiness through material wealth

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Accomplishments Pulitzer Prize 1949 National Medal of Arts 1993 Plays performed on Broadway 742 times Avery Hopwood Award for playwriting from

the University of Michigan (alma mater) New York Critics Circle Award Tony Award for Death of a Salesman Academy Award for the screen adaptation of

The Crucible, 1996

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Theme in Miller’s work…

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What happens when manloses his integrity due to social and economic pressures?

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Focus on the individualFocus on the individual

Has evolved into an Has evolved into an understanding of understanding of social institutions social institutions as reflections of as reflections of the good and evil the good and evil residing in human residing in human nature.nature.

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Can a common man be a tragic hero?

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What does Miller What does Miller say?say?

“the tragic feeling is evoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life, if need be, to secure one thing- his sense of personal dignity.”

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What Do You What Do You Think?Think? Who are the heroes

who best represent Miller’s ideal?

How do our modern heroes represent the culture in which we live?

How have our ideas about heroes changed since the 1940’s? 5th Century B.C.?