Arthur Miller's play, Death of a Salesman, illustrates total involvement of his characters in work-related and success issues. Miller uses the themes of work and family to illustrate life's choices and the resulting conflicts between dream and reality. These conflicts become the criteria for decisions made which impact success or failure in work and family relationships. The study makes use of primary and secondary sources pertaining to Arthur Miller's presentation of the themes of work and family emphasizing in particular the dramatist's use of dramatic devices and literary techniques. |