![]() ![]() She comes across as a strong woman who holds the family together. Linda was the only person who saw life as it was and stood by Willy through thick and thin. With so many aspirations and failures in reality his mental stability was disturbed. He wanted to see his children settle down in life. That feeling of guilt and infidelity after being caught by his son was something that always disturbed Willy. He is haunted by his overall failure in life and he projects his frustration onto his son. Willy is a man flitting between the past and present. Poignant CharactersĪlthough there are only a few characters in this play, each and every one of them has a strong role to play. Harold however follows in his father’s footsteps. Biff eventually changes his mind about being a businessman. Willy kills himself that night by crashing his car intentionally so that Biff could use the insurance money to start his own business. Willy eventually realizes that Biff forgave him for what he did. Eventually Biff hugs Willy and tells him he loves him, which pacifies Willy to a certain extent. He tries to make his father understand the fact that he was an ordinary man who couldn’t live up to his father’s extraordinary dreams. Analysis of ‘Death of a Salesman’ by Arthur Millerīiff goes to pacify Willy but their conversation heats up and turns into an argument. When they return home Linda tells them off for treating their father in such a manner. Biff leaves the restaurant and is followed by Harold who picked up two women at dinner. He felt that Biff’s perception of him changed that day and it set him adrift. Happy drifts back into his past to the day Biff caught him cheating on his wife with another woman in Boston. He tells his father the truth which in turn deteriorates Willy’s condition further and his hallucinations get worse. Happy wanted Biff to lie about his failure but Biff couldn’t do it. So they meet Harold for dinner at a restaurant. Willy loses his job and the employer Biff goes to see refuses to acknowledge Biff. Willy and Biff set off from home the next day, hoping that things might change positively for the household. After hearing all this, Biff agrees to meet an old employer and make a business proposition. ![]() She admitted to Willy having suicidal tendencies as well. The whole family is worried and Linda tells her sons that this has been happening for a while and that they were in bad situation financially too. He talks to imaginary people and this is the first time the children get to see that side of their father. At this stage Willy is already talking to himself and succumbing to hallucinations. The scene opens with such a family reunion. According to Linda, Happy could have done more for the family. This depressed Willy because Biff had not lived up to his expectations. Analysis of ‘Death of a Salesman’ by Arthur Miller His neighbor Charley and his son Bernard were doing well in life. Although Ben is dead Willy frequently spoke to him in his hallucinations. Ben was a rich entrepreneur and a business tycoon in Africa. Willy was constantly overshadowed by his brother Ben and his success. ![]() Willy is upset because Biff who was an excellent athlete in school did not amount to anything in his life. Biff, who had worked as a farmhand, had returned home for a holiday, Happy had a small job too. Willy plans on asking his boss Howard Wagner for a job in the New York so he didn’t need to travel, which was a decision supported by Linda. ![]() Linda is concerned because Willy recently met with a car crash which disturbed his mental state of mind. The play starts with a reunion of the family. His wife is Linda Loman and they have two grown up sons Biff Loman and Harold ‘Happy’ Loman. Willy Loman is depicted as a 63 year old who was a salesman for most of his life. The title of the play itself indicates how the climax would pan out but how and why, makes the script gripping. ![]()
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