{"id":12789,"date":"2026-08-19T17:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/?p=12789"},"modified":"2026-08-19T17:03:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-19T11:33:19","slug":"family-relationships-and-the-crisis-of-identity-in-arthur-millers-death-of-a-salesman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bijmrd.com\/index.php\/volume4-issue7\/family-relationships-and-the-crisis-of-identity-in-arthur-millers-death-of-a-salesman\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Relationships and the Crisis of Identity in Arthur Miller\u2019s Death of a Salesman"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Author: Anwesha Acharya1 & Dr. Rashmi Raikumar<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DOI Link:<\/strong> https:\/\/doi.org\/10.70798\/Bijmrd\/04070004<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abstract:<\/strong> Arthur Miller\u2019s Death of a Salesman (1949) is one of the most significant modern American dramas dealing with family relationships, individual identity, social expectations, and the failure of the American Dream. The play presents the Loman family as a domestic space in which personal aspirations, emotional dependence, economic insecurity, and conflicting definitions of success intersect. Willy Loman\u2019s identity is constructed around his belief in popularity, professional success, material prosperity, and the approval of others. His inability to achieve these ideals produces a profound identity crisis that affects his relationships with his wife, Linda, and his sons, Biff and Happy. Biff\u2019s struggle is particularly significant because his rejection of Willy\u2019s values represents an attempt to construct an authentic identity independent of social expectations. Happy, in contrast, continues to reproduce many of his father\u2019s illusions. Linda attempts to preserve the emotional unity of the family, but her loyalty also contributes to the continuation of Willy\u2019s self-deception. Through these relationships, Miller demonstrates that identity is not formed in isolation but is continuously shaped by family expectations and social pressures. The present article examines the relationship between family, identity, individual struggle, masculinity, the American Dream, generational conflict, and modern tragedy in Death of a Salesman. It argues that Miller transforms the Loman household into a symbolic representation of a society in which personal worth is increasingly measured through economic achievement, social recognition, and external appearances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Keywords:<\/strong> Arthur Miller, Death of a Salesman, Family Relationships, Identity Crisis, Individual Struggle, American Dream, Modern Tragedy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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