Willy
Loman, the mainin s , is the embodiment of a tragic figure, his entire
existence boiled down to his travails as father, husband, and salesman. He is struggling against
forces both internal and external. He is an aging traveling salesman fighting to maintain his
relevance in a business world that casts aside the old with the inevitability of a coming
season, and his two grown sons have demonstrated little in the way of competency or commitment.
His long-suffering wife, Linda, endures the emotional hardships that life with Willy entails,
while defending his honor and legacy to his most vocal criticshis sons, one of whom caught Willy
in the act of cheating on Linda while traveling for business.
Millers play is
realist in that it portrays the real-life struggles of its characters. It is ain that, for
Willy, there is no consolation. He dies at the end of the play and is mourned by a wife and a
friend, both of whom understand that...
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