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Instability Lead Life to Its End
The character Willy Loman from the play Death of a Salesman has been read throughout the years with distinct interpretations. Many people have given different reasons to what led to Willy's tragic fate. One interpretation I took was that Willy's instability in his life led to his death. Some point that led in to my interpretation were his early family life, his relationship with Biff, and his job.
Willy's early family life was a difficult one with its many inconsistencies. In Willy's early childhood his father left; this left him with many questions about his father and how to be a father. In one scene we see Willy talking to Ben and Willy voices questions and comments about when their father left. Willy asks "Where is Dad?" and says "Dad left when I was such a baby and I never had a chance to talk to him." Willy also voices his concerns about being a father. He says "sometimes I'm afraid that I'm not teaching them the right kind of—Ben,......

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