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Death of a Salesman

The term "American Dream" has many diverse meanings. For some, it may be to become

wealthy and live in big houses. For others, it could be to simply live a productive life that

contributes to society. Wanting to live the "American Dream" is the conflict in this novel that

opens the doors to many interpretations that can be related to wanting to be successful.


The setting of "Death of a Salesman" takes place in 2 major time frames. The story

is told mostly from the present memory of the main character, Willy Loman. However, there

are numerous times in the novel when he has flashbacks to when his two sons, Biff and

Happy, were children. Something else that was also deemed important to the setting is in the

opening of the book when Willy comes home and complains about the cramped atmosphere

of his home. He has a flashback to when there were two trees and a garden before the

population of the area bloomed and row after row......

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