Stereotypes In Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman

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“This is only for girls!” They yelled at him. “You are not a real boy!” My friend competes in professional unicycle competitions, from Unicycle-hockey to Freestyle-ride. Everybody knows he does it. He comes with his Unicycle to school, “You should go over to the girls, I don’t wanna be next to a gay person!” He cries. “Stop Crying and be a men! Men’s dont cry!”
Men’s stereotypes are still a big issue in our society and so does the novel Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller represents these issues. Men’s stereotypes are still a big issue in today’s society. The story that was in the beginning was about my friend Till, he was bullied over time for being a boy, who likes to ride a unicycle. Some students did not see him fit in their type of boy, a boy who likes to play soccer, who has strength, who can be a leader, who does not cry. And because he did not fit in their model, he had to suffer. But people produce stereotypes not only in school, stereotypes are everywhere. Women’s have …show more content…
BIFF: And I never got anywhere because you blew me so full of hot air I could never stand taking orders from anybody! That’s whose fault it is!
WILLY: I hear that!
LINDA: Don’t, Biff! ”
Linda shows that she does not want to have a conflict in the house, even Biff wants to tell the truth, because it could hurt Willy as the leader. Also Willy takes his leadership while answering as a boss to him. The whole book is rich of men’s stereotypes, like Biff aws the football-player, Happy as the womanizer etc. Men’s stereotypes are still a big problem today. To prevent stereotyping, more education has to be spread to the people. Also teaching people about the laws that were published to equal men and women would help a lot. While this still fails to happen, stereotyping will still be a part in our society, even though many people have to suffer upon them, like my friend Till, who has a life without suffering now, after our school initiated a talk about these
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