Willy Lowman, the central character in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman is unsuccessful at his job, although he likes to lie to himself and others about how well he has done in the past. His two sons Biff and Happy are very much like him--unsuccessful and living in a dream world. They invite Willy for a big dinner and then run off with two women leaving him alone. Willy learns that he will be fired from his job. Feeling unloved and unwanted, Willy looks for some way out. | ||
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 Age: - 60's-90's Ethnicity/Nationality Main Adversary Identity: - society Setting How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 () United States Yes The US: - Northeast Writing Style Amount of dialog - mostly dialog |