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University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

ABSTRACT

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.

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Death of a Salesman, American dream, modern tragedy

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