Death Of A Sales-Man

Salesman Willy Loman is in a crisis. He is about to lose his job, he can't pay his bills, and his sons Biff and Happy do not respect him and cannot seem to live up to their potential. He wonders what went wrong and how he can make things up to his family. The story is revealed through Willy's illusions-where much of story is told- so in consideration of the audience, it is possible that the events have not occurred the way they are seen, though the audience has no idea since they are seeing it through Willy's eyes. Willy is so depressed that he does not know what he is doing, he's got bills, insurance, etc to pay and cannot seem to find a way he can do all this. Each week he borrows fifty dollars per week, from Charley, to show his wife that he has a temporary job. He always wanted live the life an "American Dream." That is-in Willy's opinion- to succeed, to be known or well liked. He tells his sons, "be liked and you will never want... Take me, for instance... 'Willy Loman is here!' That's all it takes, and I go right through." He is also lying to himself and is not able to consent to changes nor is he able to face reality. All this is due to depression, not having a job, his unsuccessful sons Biff and Happy, and the fact that he they do not accept him. Because of all this he has thought of committing suicide few times. Charley offered him a job few times but Willy refuses him perhaps because of his self respect. Linda Loman, Willy's wife, knows about this problems but she does not speak about it because she thinks that it will only make matters worst. Willy fights his depression but at end he commits suicide because he is not able to face reality and always lives in an illusion. He dies in a car accident after all so that Biff will get his insurance money, start a business, and be successful.

Death of a Salesman is a story about Willy Loman and his family. The story is revealed through Willy's illusions, which could make it possible that this is not how the events may have happened because we see it through his mind. Willy Loman is a salesman who has lost his job and is on commission.

Every week, he borrows money - fifty dollars per week from Charley, his next-door neighbor - and gives it to his wife to show that he has a job. Willy always wanted to be a successful man that he was not so he is really frustrated by it. He is not able to accept changes nor is he able to face reality. He always wants his sons to be successful because he was not. He has tried committing suicide many times due to his depression. He also has an affair with a woman when he went to business trips. Linda knows his problems but she letsit go because she thinks it willl only make it worst. At the end Willy commits suicide, dies in an accident so Biff will get his insurance money, start a business, and be successful.

Chracters:

Willy Loman is an elderly salesman lost in false hopes and illusions. The sales firm he works for no longer pays him salary. Working on straight commission, he cannot bring home enough money to pay his bills. After thirty-four years with the firm, they have spent his energy and discarded him. His sons Happy and Biff have failed but Willy does not want to believe it. He still thinks they are great and does not understand why they are failures. As he has grown older, he has trouble distinguishing between the past and present, between illusion and reality, and is often lost in flashbacks. Willy has had an affair with a woman he meets on business trips and once caught by Biff. After that Biff does not respect his