Death of A Salesman

Drama | Arthur Miller

Why did Willy Become a Salesman, and What Made Him Commit Suicide? 

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Why did Willy become a salesman and what made him commit suicide Arthur Miller - portrayed the American dream through his play Death of a Salesman By highlighting his American dream the play gained great popularity To fulfill the American dream the main character of the play Willy Loman sacrifices his life for the sake of his family and he chooses to commit suicide The Cause of Willy Loman's Suicide In the drama Willy Loman is the paradigm of one-sided sacrifice Willy Loman is now an old man For the fundamental demands of the family he has to do the job On the other hand he has two sons who have all grown up but they do not support his father in giving him money However Willy Loman is an old man who cannot provide healthy service to the Wagner Company The reason is that Howard Wagner the company's present

boss has abrogated Willy Loman's salary He only gets a commission on product selling On the other hand their sons cannot collect the money so they are failures For the Universal future of the sons and the money Willy Loman has committed suicide Willy is staunchly convinced of the American Dream He is a complete failure in his life He cannot fulfil the American Dream That is why he has sacrificed his life because after his death his family will be paid dollars from the insurance company and it will be much help to start a business for his sons For the sons he has sacrificed his life by committing suicide In termination we can say that Willy Loman is an American man that s why he has dreamed of the American Dream But he failed to pick up the American Dream However he sacrifices his life for his sons so that they can pursue the American Dream

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