Willy

The play is set in Boston and New York, where the action begins at Willy Loman’s house. Willy is an elderly salesman who is back from a road trip from Yonkers. He is experiencing difficulties recalling events and differentiating the past from the present. Willy admits not keeping track of past events; even in duration of five minutes. His wife, Linda, proposes that he seeks employment in New York to relieve him from much traveling. An argument ensues between the two regarding Biff, their son, who

Willy was a hard man to love. I should know. I spent a majority of my life trying to understand him. Even up until the day he killed- passed away, I don’t understand why he would do such a thing. And to think, this morning I paid off the last of the house payment! What a man, leaving me to pay for the house and to eat all of the swiss cheese myself. More for me, I suppose! I remember not long ago Willy coming home from his work and was in a rather sour mood. We had been arguing about the boys-

are the occurrences where Willy is seen as an unadmirable person. Willy Loman is unadmirable because of his impolite treatment with Linda. After Linda brings in a new type of cheese for Biff, and she explains that she thought Willy would like change for once, Willy, not caring for what Linda thinks, then yells that he doesn't want anything to change (17). When Biff says he has a business meeting with Bill Oliver, and Linda says, "Maybe things are beginning to--," Willy then says, "Stop interrupting"

by Arthur Miller, Willy Loman is tortured by reminders of the mistakes he has made in the past and by his lack of financial success. Willy’s unhappiness is repeatedly triggered by the symbolic objects of the voice recorder and the stockings. These symbols have dual meanings, with each item illustrating both Willy’s regret of how past decisions adversely impacted his family as well as his lack of financial success and status. The voice recorder is a perfect embodiment of how Willy never lets go of

minor characters correspond to how Willy Loman is portrayed. Although they played small roles they still made an immense effect on Willy’s life and his social behaviour. They provide a thread of reality in contrast to Willy’s world of fantasy. The minor characters, The Woman, Ben, and Howard also highlighted the missed opportunities and provided a better perception of Willy. The Woman had a big impact regarding Willy’s life and how he is characterized. She is who Willy had an affair with while he was

of flashbacks to connect a story that has been seamlessly woven into the tragic, yet wonderful life of Willy Loman in the play Death of a Salesman, by Arthur Miller. Willy Loman is a young man grown old and driven insane by the trials and tribulations of being in business. Willy, with his wife Linda and two fully grown sons, Happy and Biff, struggle to live life in the suburbs of New York. As Willy grows old, he progressively begins to be unable to fulfill the tasks of his lifelong career as a salesman

brothers who are constantly looking for approval from their father, Willy. Willy is very desigenuous towards his family. Deep down he knows the truth of his family’s financial sability, but chooses to ignore it. The denial of reality theme in this play negativey impacts the entire family because Wily is full of too much pride, lies, and tears his family apart. “Willy Loman is selfish. Even in his efforts to make his children

Miller, Willy Loman's loyal determination to live up to his "American Dream" and to seek material happiness only takes his life. Willy not only ends his own life, but also makes his kids, Biff and Happy, feel the only way to make him genuinely proud of them is for them to be wealthy through business. Conflict arises when Biff, Willy’s 34-year-old son does not agree with Willy’s version of the American dream; he finds a simple life is a happy life. However, Society plays a huge role in why Willy is so

audience and readers, are made aware of the faint playing of the flute in the background which represents Willy Loman’s mental regression into the past. In other words, the faint sound of the flute represents Willy reliving past events. Instantly as the play begins, we are introduced to Willy’s distorted reality and how it greatly clashes with his aspirations and desires. For the duration of his life, Willy has created detailed illusions or fantasies in order to reject any evidence of his failures to fulfill

Willy demands this narrow outlook of life success upon his sons. Not interested in the idea of starting a business like his father pressures him to, Biff fights for a simpler life, which ultimately causes Willy to hit rock bottom. Willy has a complete misconception of life, due to his incapability to come in touch with his intellectual side. Happy, who follows in his father’s footsteps unlike Biff, finds himself unhappy with his decisions. Being the common man, Willy Loman is a 63-year-old experienced