Death Of A Salesman: An Overview

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we are told the hard life,
emotions and triumphs of Willy the salesman. Early in the play we learn that
he has recently been demoted to working for commission, which later in the
play,(on par with his luck) translates into Willy getting fired. As the plot
unfolds we discover that Willy had a rich brother who recently died named Ben,
whom Willy looked upon with great admiration for becoming extremely wealthy and
the ripe old age of 21. However Willy also becomes very depressed when Ben
leaves, the fact being that he re-realizes the meagerness of his own life, and
that he is still making payments on all of his possessions. Willy then
comprehends that bye the time his worldly possessions are paid for…they shall no
longer be of any use. For example, the Loman house has become virtually
unnecessary now that the two sons have moved out. It isn't until after Willy's
death that the final mortgage payment is made….for a house with no one inside it.
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when Biff made the trip
to Boston to explain his mathematical dilemma, he is horrified to find that his
father has been with another women. And this one incident would leave Biff
being an entirely different person altogether. He didn't even make an attempt
to finish his math in summer school. After Boston, Biff couldn't have cared
less what happened to his own life. However, as is in life, out of something
horrible comes something worthy. And Biff finally comes to the realization that
he in fact wants to make his future. And that future entails working in the
outdoors on a farm. The other reasoning behind this life decision is of course,
is to go against the wishes and values that ...

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