Tuesday, 17 February 2009

What does the company owe Willy in Death of a SalesmanAct II? Linda says, "He works for a company thirty-six years this MArch, opens up unheard-of...

This is an excellent
question and the answer lies at the heart of whatis trying to communicate through this
outstanding play. The short answer to your question is: nothing. The point of the play is that
we are presented with an impersonal capitalist system which only values a man by the amount of
money he is worth. If you are not worth anything, as Willy is not by his failure in his salesman
role, you are...

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