How the Male Characters in ‘Death of a Salesman’ and ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ Conform to their Society’s Concept of Masculinity

Eugene August painted Miller's "The Sales of Death of Salesman" as a serious male tragedy, and the hero was destroyed by the concept of masculinity that weakened. Masculinity is obviously an ambiguous term, and it presents various perspectives. Willy Loman, a failed salesman, embodies the confused values ​​and desires that can be said to have arisen from American dreams that have penetrated every aspect of his life. Willy was influenced by the success of materials and consumerism, but reflecting the story of the internationalized New York drama increasingly urbanized, Stanley Kowalski kept him at "Desire Streetcar". The dangerous masculinity of the progressive Elysian community.

The collapse of the two main characters "Desire Streetcar" and "The Death of a Salesman" are very similar. In these two plays, one of the major figures witnessed the devastating affair that hurt them for the rest of their lives. This single event shapes their future, their attitudes, their perception of their lives, and their perception of others. These events show that what happens frequently in life can affect everything that will happen in the future. In 'Death of a salesman', Biff is a wonderful player. He has great potential in his football career and I dream of taking a scholarship to play football in college. His friends love him, he loves his father. Happiness, one of his sons, told Biff "he just wants to make you better" (21). One day he found that he failed his math. But he is worried because he can no longer play football at the university. This means everything to him.

Elia Kazan, Oscar winning director, "Seaside Journey", "Death of the Salesman", "Desire Streetcar", born in 1909, Turkish Constantinople Ilyaka Zandigos. In 1912, his father, a carpet merchant, moved his family to the Greek district of Harlem, New York State, and settled in the suburbs of Neuroshel. In 1962, Kazan wrote the story of his uncle's Odyssey from persecution of Turkey from poverty to America, and the resulting recession as his first novel "America, America". After becoming a best seller, Kazan translated it into a movie. The movie version was chosen as one of the best movies of 1963