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Book Review By Andres Becerra
Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

This is a very sad story about Willy Loman, a salesman fallen in disgrace, tired of his job, which is not fulfilling anymore, and frustrated because his grownup sons have not had success in life. He compares them to the neighbor's son, a successful lawyer. In particular he has a conflict with his eldest son, Biff.
In the course of the play, Willy hallucinates repeatedly, having numerous flashbacks. In this way we learn that he is fired and that he lost a chance to make a lot of money with his brother in Alaska when he was young. Also, we learn why father and son can't get along: as a kid, Biff found out about an affair his father was having with a woman in a hotel; he never really overcome the shock. Willy Loman ends up killing himself in despair, with no hope about life.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - depressed
Life of a profession:
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Son
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 60's-90's
Ethnicity/Nationality
Unusual characteristics:

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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