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This 3 page paper examines Arthur Miller's classic play and examines some of the reasons why it still resonates today. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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ordinary lives. Although Miller wrote it in 1949, it is as timely as ever. This paper discusses various aspects of the play and why it remain relevant. Discussion Willy Loman
is the central character; the salesman of the title. Hes always had dreams far beyond his talent and now hes worn out. Hes in his sixties and is beginning to
lose his grip on reality. He brags that at one time he was well-known throughout New England and earned a good commission: "I averaged a hundred and seventy dollars a
week in the year of 1928!" (Miller, 1973, p. 82). Remember these are 1949 dollars so he was making fairly good money. But that is in the past and now
he cant pay his bills; even worse, he is failing mentally. The buyers he used to call on and who knew him personally have retired; no one wants to take
his calls, and he is becoming obsolete. If Willy were a color, he would be gray. Willy and his wife Linda have two sons, whose names tell us a great
deal about them: Happy and Biff. Willy has fed them on the same dreams he has, and they have grown up expecting that their good looks and charm will land
them dream jobs. They are vivid, vibrant characters, though they are not especially likeable, and its easy to see that the life has drained out of Willy and gone into
them. Miller describes them in the stage direction as follows: "Biff is two years older than his brother Happy, well built ... Happy is tall, powerfully made. Sexuality is like
a visible color on him, or a scent that many women have discovered. He, like his brother, is lost" (Miller, 1973, p. 19). The use of the word "color" to
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