Essay Archive - Analysis of the Ending of "Death of a Salesman"
Analysis of the Ending of "Death of a Salesman"
The play "Death of a Salesman" shows the final demise of Willy Loman, a sixty-
year-old salesman in the America of the 1940's, who has deluded himself all his
life about being a big success in the business world. It also portrays his wife
Linda, who "plays along" nicely with his lies and tells him what he wants to
hear, out of compassion. The book describes the last day of his life, but there
are frequent "flashbacks" in which Willy relives key events of the past, often
confusing them with what is happening in the pres....
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