Research Paper on:
Jose Ortega Y Gasset's Revolt of the Masses and Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman

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society and the government that rules that society. In Arthur Millers "Death of a Salesman," for example, we see one man who represents what can go wrong with a man  who ignorantly listens to the false promises offered by a culture or society. And, in Jose Ortega Y Gassets "Revolt of the Masses" we see what can happen with a  society that is tired of taking orders from the government that controls them. In both stories we are presented with the image of mankind in its vulnerability as well as  the image of mankind in its dreams and destruction. Bearing these realities in mind the following paper presents a brief examination of the man who is Willy Loman, from "Death  of a Salesman," and then we discuss how Loman fits in with Gassets mass man. Willy Loman Like any individual, Willy Loman is a man who can be  seen from many different angles. He is a man, for example, who was promised the American Dream. He believed that if he worked hard at a job he would become  successful and be able to retire in great comfort. Unfortunately he did not have the characteristics that are necessary to achieve the American Dream. Willy was not a man with  any true vision or drive. He was, in many ways, nothing but a limited man in the position of a salesman. He could not grow with the times, adjusting to  new conditions and new trends. He could not open his mind to new ideas concerning anything, including his family. In essence, he was a man with a very limited imagination  and an even more limited understanding of the world around him. In these ways he was incredibly ignorant for he truly believed that if you just work hard you will