tragedy in death of a salesman

As Aristotle defined, a tragedy should fall under four headings. In the times of Aristotle the tragic hero needed to be of high social stature. In the modern day, readers often prefer to read stories with which they can relate to. Therefore the tragic hero can be any ordinary person, just like Willy Loman. The reader must also be able to admire and pity the hero, however this is not true in Death of a …

…sons out of their misery. Biff has realizes the illusion in which his family has lived in for so long, and finally Willy is no longer there to make him think otherwise. The ending, however, is somewhat unfortunate for Happy, because he has taken Willy’s position, with the same beliefs in the illusionary world. The reader is therefore, relieve by Willy’s death, yet at the same time is pitiful for Happy. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**