Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller, is one of the greatest american tragedies in the 20th century. The story begins when Willy Loman returns home one night from work. He works as salesman, however, due to his current mental state he realizes he shouldn't be driving anymore. His wife, Linda, suggests talking to his boss about staying local and working from an office in New York. Unfortunately, when he talked to his boss, Howard, he was fired. As this is going on Willy finds his oldest son, Biff, not living up to his expectations. Throughout the story, there are ‘dreamlike’ scenes where Willy has visions of his mistresses, and his nearly successful sales trips. For example, Willy told Linda his trip was so successful, but after doing the math they find out they are still in debt. …show more content…
Linda also explains to her children that willy has even tried to attempt suicide, and accuses Biff of being the cause of Willys depression. Biff then tries to get a loan from his former employer to start up a business, but that turned out to be unsuccessful. Willy later meets up with his sons at a restaurant, however, Biff does not want to break the bad news to his dad about the loan because being fired from his job causes Willy to hallucinate more. So when Willy begins to get confused the sons ditched him for two girls. At the end of the story, Willy decides the best thing for his family is for him to kill himself so that they can collect the insurance money. After his death, Linda sobs, and Biff wants to become a better man, unfortunately, Happy wants to be just like his