A Reader's Response

Tragedy and the Common Man by Arthur Miller

Tragedy and the Common Man is a section of one of the most important dramas of Arthur Miller, titled, 'Death of a Salesman'. “Tragedy and the Common Man”, chronicles the downfall and suicide of Willy Loman, a ceaselessly struggling New England salesman driven by dreams of success far greater than he can achieve. Almost a classical tragedy in its form, Tragedy and the Common Man has provoked much controversy due to the un-heroic nature of its protagonist (Bloom, 55).

Although the play, like its Greek forebears, conveys a sense of the inevitability ...