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Theme of a Death of a salesman tragic hero

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Tragedy is a major theme in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, in large part because the play itself is a modern American tragedy. Willy Loman's tragic flaw is that he struggles to see beyond the myths he has crafted about himself, to the point where his illusions prove fatal.
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