Winning the Pulitzer Prize in 1949, Death of a Salesman has to this day remained a classic. He began writing plays in the 1930s, but it wasn’t until Death of a Salesman was performed in 1949 that Miller established himself as a major American dramatist. These formative years gave Miller the chance to come in close contact with those who suffered the most from the Depression and instilled in him a strong sense of per- sonal achievement necessary to rise above the situation. By taking on such odd jobs as waiter, truck driver, and factory worker, Miller was able to complete his studies at the Uni- versity of Michigan in 1938. Born the son of a well-to-do Jewish manufact urer in New York City in 1915, Miller had to experience the social disintegration of his family when his father’s business failed during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
The recurring theme of anxiety and insecurity reflects much of Arthur Miller’s own past.
INTRODUCTION Arthur Miller has emerged as one of the most successful and enduring playwrights of the postwar era in America, no doubt because his focusing on middle-class anxieties brought on by a society that emphasizes the hollow values of material success has struck such a responsive chord. Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller.pdf | Plain Textĭeath of a SalesmanDeath of a Salesman Arthur MillerArthur Miller
