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Death Of A Salesman Summary

Death of a salesman plot development
(I have artificially broken up act one into logical scenes, and while there are no clear markers of scene boundary they are often characterised between alternating between the illusory/nostalgic and the real.

[scene 1&2 are the ‘thesis (p1-20) where Loman family present is presented, the antithesis is scene 3, 20-31, where Loman family past is shown to be harmonious as opposed to beleaguered and unemployed.]

Scene1, Willy is losing
it:

• Willy enters, having been unable to continue work as he was unable to drive. Linda's concern is evident.
• Apparently Willy just seems to forget where he is or what he is doing there and ‘zoned-out' "suddenly I'm going sixty miles an hour and I can't remember the last five minutes.
• Linda cares for Willy with tender love that can only have been developed through years of marriage – take and aspirin etc.
• While describing the journey Willy states "I opened the windshield…" only later to......


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Approximate Pages: 21 (250 words per double-spaced page)

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