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Death of a Salesman: Willy Loman


Willy Loman is responsible for his own downfall. Willy finds his own
hero and tries to become the hero in his own existence. Willy tries to become a
very successful businessman, at the start of his career he thinks that no one
can tell him what to. Willy is not good with people, he is good with his hands,
he is not a good salesman and he chooses the wrong career. Willy often makes up
stories or changes the stories he knows because he cannot face the truth of his
life that he has not accomplished as much as he has planned. Willy's downfall
is his own doing which is brought about by his unrealistic dreams, his pride,
his career choice and his failure to manage life's problems.

Willy, at a young age, noticed an old salesman who worked at an age of
80 and made a lot of money. The old salesman took orders from no one, he made
his own orders and everyone did as the old man said. When the old salesman,
Dave Singleman dies, all the buyers came to......

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