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Alienation in Death of a Salesman

It is often said that society, family and your inner self is very judgemental. Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman tells the story of Willy Loman, a salesman living in Brooklyn, New York and his family. Willy knows deep down what his capabilities and problems are which is why he exiles himself socially. Biff Loman, Willy’s eldest son, is misunderstood but it is known that Willy has affected his life since Biff was a young man causing him to be isolated from his father and family. Happy Loman, younger son of Willy, is the most successful of his brother and father however he is isolated from society and his co-workers. Alienation is displayed in many ways throughout the play where Willy, Biff and Happy are isolated from themselves, from society and from their families.
Willy was not successful as a salesman which eventually caused him to be isolated from himself. Subconsciously, Willy knows that he is a failure and that he cannot provide......

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