Taught Me Purple Literary Analysis - 945 Words

Tragedies affect each and every family differently from the next. The way you respond to them and deal with them, paves the way for how relationships turn out. In the play Death of a Salesman, the real tragedy is the way Willy puts on a facade to his family, and to himself, regarding his success as a salesman. In the poem Taught Me Purple, the real tragedy is that the mother was able to teach the child many things, but could not teach some of the most important values in life, such as self respect and dignity. The tragedies in both of these works affect the relationships between Willy and Biff, and the mother and author in Taught Me Purple, similarly because both tragedies revolve around the yearning for achieving the â€Å"American Dream† and†¦show more content†¦If Willy was as liked and successful as he puts on to be, it is very likely the family would not have to stress that much about money. This false perception that Willy has of his life begins to affect his r elationship with people in his family, especially his eldest son Biff. When Biff was younger he and Willy had a strong relationship. Willy was very proud of his son in regards to his athletics and believed that he would one day become very successful. Biff, as an adult, did not fully meet his fathers expectations as he remained jobless for an extended period of time. Willy is very disappointed in Biff and resents him for not meeting his expectations, becoming one of the things, including Biff knowing about his fathers affairs, that caused a large strain in their relationship. Willy knows deep down that he did not achieve the american dream and he is disappointed because he believes Biff is following in his footsteps and will not achieve it either. In the poem Taught Me Purple, the context of the poem is about a single mother and her daughter living in an urban, lower class, community. 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