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Death Of A Salesman

In Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Willy is depicted as living in his own world.

The play centers around the end of Willy's life, when the real world comes crashing

through, ruining the false reality he had created for himself and his family. Throughout

the play, Willy Loman uses the concept of being well liked to build a false image of

reality, as shown through his teachings to his son, what he considers successful, and his

reasoning for committing suicide.

I believe that the main downfall of the Loman family was Willy's refusal to face

reality. There are many examples of Willy's inability to face reality within the novel. He

lived in a fantasy world. One of the key examples was when Howard fired Willy. Willy

was a horrible salesman who never was able to sell anything and deserved what was

coming to him. He just couldn't' see this because he wouldn't face the facts. Another

prime example of......

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