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Sunday, March 24, 2019

Impact of Isolation in Death of a Salesman :: Death Salesman essays

Impact of Isolation in end of a Salesman                                                       Arthur Millers play Death of a Salesman is the story of a man, Willy Loman, gone(p) deaf to the outside world. Though many try to help him, he shuts them out and creates his own reality in which he is successful and love by everyone. In Death of a Salesman, Willy has many influences both peachy and bad proveing to direct his life it is his refusal to accept the helpful advice that will at last lead to his downfall.         One negative influence in Willys life is the softness of his friends to confront him about his problems. It is Willys wife that causes him the most harm. In her vain attempt to protect Willy, she actually allows his event ual death. The first sign of her negligence comes in one of Willys flashbacks. Willy brags, I did five hundred swinish in miserliness and seven hundred gross in Boston(35). scarcely as Linda begins calculating his commission, the value rapidly diminishes to roughly two hundred gross on the whole trip(35). Linda sees what is going on but does not confront him. A very similar situation occurs later in their life when she finds out that Willy is no longer on salary, but borrows funds every week from Charley. Again she will not confront him. By not confronting Willy in either of these instances, Linda allows him to sink further into his false reality. But Linda makes an even worse mistake that allows for Willys suicide. She acknowledges his suicidal tendencies when she says, Hes been trying to kill himself(58). She tells the boys that she has put in the rubber hose in the basement, but she still will not confront Willy. Another character who is unable to be straight wit h Willy is Willys pommel Howard Wagner. Howard allows Willy to keep his job, but does not pay him. If he had just shoot him right out it would of forced Willy to find a new job. By stringing him along, Howard allows Willy to maintain his fantasy world unchallenged. These are examples of the most negative influences in Willys life simply because they have the ability to help but choose not to.

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