Open AccessThe Functions of the Haunting Ghost Ben in Death of a Salesman
Author(s) -
Yaping Hu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of linguistics, literature and translation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2708-0099
pISSN - 2617-0299
DOI - 10.32996/ijllt.2021.4.10.2
Subject(s) - brother , illusion , miller , consciousness , art history , projection (relational algebra) , psychoanalysis , art , history , philosophy , psychology , computer science , sociology , epistemology , algorithm , cognitive psychology , anthropology , ecology , biology
Arthur Miller's masterpiece Death of a Salesman received a large number of papers, but few specially analyze "Ben", a mysterious figure who frequently appears in Willie Loman's illusion. This article aims to study the reasons and functions of his appearances and finds that he is only the projection of his brother Willy’s consciousness and his words are used by Willy to justify his activities, including his suicide.