Interpersonal Authority in Miller’s The Death of A Salesman
Session
Education and Development
Description
The power dynamics among the different characters depicted in Miller’s drama play a crucial role in order to understand the implications of this theatrical piece. The interesting aspect of the various interpersonal authorities between the different members of the Loman family, and the other characters of their inner and outer circle, challenge the audiences and readers in understanding the consequences of action, inaction, and misperceiving of the reality, and the ultimate failure of the “American dream”. This paper intends to bring to light these misidentifications, and how they are created by authority present events that and ambition or lack of it, and how these elements create an intricate maze of circumstances and misinterpretations of past and ultimately lead to death, to desolation, and the definite defeat.
Keywords:
Death of a Salesman, Miller, authority, failure death, to desolation, and the definite defeat.
Proceedings Editor
Edmond Hajrizi
ISBN
978-9951-982-15-3
Location
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
Start Date
25-10-2024 9:00 AM
End Date
27-10-2024 6:00 PM
DOI
10.33107/ubt-ic.2024.137
Recommended Citation
Goodspeed, Silvishah Miftari, "Interpersonal Authority in Miller’s The Death of A Salesman" (2024). UBT International Conference. 24.
https://knowledgecenter.ubt-uni.net/conference/2024UBTIC/ED/24
Interpersonal Authority in Miller’s The Death of A Salesman
UBT Kampus, Lipjan
The power dynamics among the different characters depicted in Miller’s drama play a crucial role in order to understand the implications of this theatrical piece. The interesting aspect of the various interpersonal authorities between the different members of the Loman family, and the other characters of their inner and outer circle, challenge the audiences and readers in understanding the consequences of action, inaction, and misperceiving of the reality, and the ultimate failure of the “American dream”. This paper intends to bring to light these misidentifications, and how they are created by authority present events that and ambition or lack of it, and how these elements create an intricate maze of circumstances and misinterpretations of past and ultimately lead to death, to desolation, and the definite defeat.