Death of a Salesman play review
The ‘Death of a Salesman’ is a stage play story authored by American writer Arthur Miller in 1949. This is a famous and popular play that won the Drama and Tony Award in Pulitzer for best play. The staring character in the play is a young man by the name Willy Loman. At the end of the story Willy Loman, the main character takes away his own life in a motor accident to help his son Biff start a business by cashing his father’s life insurance of 20,000 dollars. The protagonist Willy Loman who is a salesperson commits suicide out of desperation because he feels like he has failed to provide e for his family as a father.
Willy’s proposition in the death of a Salesman’ is 20,000 dollar insurance policy which his family could cash upon his suicidal death. Willy discusses this proposition with his long-dead brother called Ben. Willy gets this idea out of hallucination and embraces the idea because upon his death his son Biff who is struggling to start a business can finally have the capital to start.
Ben is a very influential person in Willy’s decision making. Willy envies him also because he is quite successful in life. Willy sees Ben as a good role model both for himself and for his children; Happy and biff. Willy wants to be like Ben who is now wealthy and prosperous after going to Africa to trade in the mines.
Willy’s proposition is not as successful as planned. Biff does not change his ways as he is further affected by his father’s death and love for material gain than family. He had put it clearly to his father than his erratic behavior was not as a result of poverty. Willy failed to understand that his son loved him and needed him more than the money