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根据以下材料,回答题ArthurMiller(1915--2005)isuniversallyrecognizedasoneofthegreatestdramatistsofthe20thcentury.Miller'sfatherhadmovedtotheUSAfromAustria-Hungary,drawnlikesomanyothersbythe"GreatAmericanDream".However,heexperiencedseverefinancialhardshipwhenhisfamilybusinesswasminedintheGreatDepressionoftheearly
1930s.
Miller'smostfamousplay,DeathofaSalesman,isapowerfulattackontheAmericansystemwithitsaggressivewayofdoingbusinessanditsinsistenceonmoneyandsocialstatusasindicators
ofworth.InWillyLowman,theherooftheplay,weseeamanwhohasgotintodoublewithhisworth.Willyis"burntout"andinthecruelworldofbusinessthereisnoroomforsentiment:
ifhecan'tdothework,thenheisnogoodtohisemployer,theWagnerCompany,andhemustgo.Willyispainfullyawareofthis,andatlossastowhattodowithhislackofsuccess.Herefuses
tofacethefactthathehasfailedandkillshimselfintheend.
Whenitwasfirststagedin1949,theplaywasgreetedwithenthusiasticreviews,anditwontheTonyAwardforBestPlay,theNewYorkDramaCritics'CircleAward,andthePulitzerPrizefor
Drama.Itwasthefirstplaytowinallthreeofthesemajorawards.
MillerdiedofheartfailureathishomeinRoxbury,Connecticut,ontheeveningofFebruary10,2005,the56thanniversaryofthefirstperformanceofDeathofaSalesmanonBroadway.
WhydidArthurMiller'sfathermovetotheUSA? A.Hesufferedfromseverehungerinhishomecountry
B.Hewasattractedbythe"GreatAmericanDream"
C.Hehopedtomakehissonadramatist
D.Hisfamilybusinessfailed
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