Death of A Salesman
1. The Lomans live in Brooklyn. Willy is a salesman. He has two sons, Happy and Biff,and is married to Linda. While away on one of his business trips he meets with his mistress. Ben, Willy's successful brother, make Willy feel bad. Willy's family needs $20,000 and instead of asking for it he commits suicide for the insurance money. Nobody goes to is funeral.
2. Theme: pursuit of success. Willy is based on the middle class working man trying to make his way in the world.
3.Tone is dark and angry. Willy wants to be successful and loved and respected by people but ends up being none of those things.
4. It's play and is set up by character speech, uses flashbacks to add in understanding Willy. The story is in real time, and we find Willy spacing out often, having fallen deeply into a past memory. Arthur Miller also uses symbolism to develop the character. Willy’s wants a garden representing hard work, and how Willie cant save his family. The Title foreshadows events in the play.
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