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Dehumanization in Death of a Salesman

 
   Alienation and loneliness are two of the frequently explored themes in Arthur Miller?s Death of a Salesman.  Yet they can also cause other effects which are just as harmful, if not more so.  In Death of a Salesman, two of these other results are dehumanization and a loss of individual freedom.  This is a very complex web of emotions, but as Miller said, ?Death of a Salesman is not, of course, in the realistic tradition, having broken out into quite a new synthesis of psychological and social dimensions? (Eight vii).  It did indeed ?break out? in the modernist direction.  It is a wonderful example of the way modernist writers expressed their beliefs.  They believed that the industrialization of society caused people to lose their individuality.  Willy?s seniority at his advertising firm means very little in the larger scheme of things.  He is just one of the many workers.  He begins to wear out and be of little use.  Therefore, he is discarded and presumably replaced with someone who will do the job more efficiently.  He is not treated ... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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