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Death Of A Salesman: Willy Lowman's Escape - College Paper

Death Of A Salesman: Willy Lowman's Escape

No one has a perfect life. Everyone has conflicts that they must face
sooner or later. The ways in which people deal with these personal
conflicts can differ as much as the people themselves. Some insist on
ignoring the problem as long as possible, while some attack the problem to
get it out of the way. Willy Lowman's technique in Arthur Miller's play
Death of a Salesman, leads to very severe consequences. Willy never really
does anything to help the situation, he just escapes into the past, whether
intentionally or not, to happier times were problems were scarce. He uses
this escape as if it were a narcotic, and as the play progresses, the
reader learns that it can be a dangerous drug, ...

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cheer themselves up so that they are able to deal with the
problems they encounter, but Willy Lowman takes it one step further. His
refusal to accept reality is so strong that in his mind he is transported
back in time to relive one of the happier days of his life. It was a time
when no one argued, Willy and Linda were younger, the financial situation
was less of a burden, and Biff and Happy enthusiastically welcomed their
father back home from a long road trip. Willy's need for the "drug" is
satiated and he is reassured that everything will turn out okay, and the
family will soon be as happy as it was in the good old days.

The next flashback occurs during a discussion between Willy and Linda.
Willy is depressed about his inability to make enough money to support his
family, his looks, his personality and the success of his friend and
neighbor, Charley. "My God if business doesn't pick up , I don't know what
I'm gonna do!" (36) is the comment made by Willy after Linda figures ...

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Added: 7/18/2007 09:29:57 PM
Category: Arts
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