Death of A Salesman Essay

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                Death of a Salesman                        

My first impression of Willy is that he is a man whose mind is disintegrating and becoming incapable to do things on his own. ‘You didn’t smash the car, did you’ shows that Linda, his wife, believes he is becoming unstable.

‘I’m tired to the death’ is a quote from Willy and this shows us that Willy is a tired man. Because death is regarded as something that happens to bad people or old people this quote could also show that Willy is a bad person or that he is old and worn out.

Within the opening conversation between Willy and Linda I have got the impression that Willy is disillusioned. The conversation between Willy and Linda changes repeatedly from one subject to another which to me shows that Willy is losing his mind and focus.

Loman is a pun and creates the impression to me that Willy is a morally Low Man.

Linda tries to help Willy on page three by suggesting other reasons why he isn’t acting normal. She knows that Willy is losing his mind and feels that he should not have to come to terms with it so that he can keep doing his job and believing in this fake success he makes out to have. ‘Maybe it’s your glasses’ shows that Linda is using excuses to make Willy feel better about losing his mind. She knows what is happening to Willy and doesn’t want him to be upset.

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‘But you didn’t rest your mind. Your mind is over active and the mind is what counts, dear’ is another example of Linda trying to make Willy feel better about himself so that he still feels proud.

Within the play we see examples of the fact that Willy’s mind is fragmenting because he contradicts himself on various occasions.

‘Biff is a god damn lazy bum’ and ‘Biff is not lazy’ are quotes from Willy within sentences of each other. This shows how is mind is not functioning correctly as he can contradict himself without knowing in such a short ...

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