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    Willy Loman, a salesman of 30 years, has been demoted to straight commission. He lives with his wife Linda and two sons - Biff, an unemployed drifter, and Happy, who works in a store but chases money and women. Willy's illusion of success has been passed down to his sons. On his last day, Biff fails to get a job from his former boss and realizes his father filled his head with lies. At home that night, Biff tries to make Willy understand the truth, but Willy refuses. Willy then decides to commit suicide for the life insurance money, clinging to false dreams of success until the end.

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    Willy Loman, a salesman of 30 years, has been demoted to straight commission. He lives with his wife Linda and two sons - Biff, an unemployed drifter, and Happy, who works in a store but chases money and women. Willy's illusion of success has been passed down to his sons. On his last day, Biff fails to get a job from his former boss and realizes his father filled his head with lies. At home that night, Biff tries to make Willy understand the truth, but Willy refuses. Willy then decides to commit suicide for the life insurance money, clinging to false dreams of success until the end.

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    Death of A Salesman A. Miller: Ufv - Dla Let 316

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    Willy Loman, a salesman of 30 years, has been demoted to straight commission. He lives with his wife Linda and two sons - Biff, an unemployed drifter, and Happy, who works in a store but chases money and women. Willy's illusion of success has been passed down to his sons. On his last day, Biff fails to get a job from his former boss and realizes his father filled his head with lies. At home that night, Biff tries to make Willy understand the truth, but Willy refuses. Willy then decides to commit suicide for the life insurance money, clinging to false dreams of success until the end.

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    UFV DLA LET 316

    Death of a SalesMan A. MILLER


    PlotThe las day in the life of W. Loman
    -30 years ina firm, reduced to straight commission status.
    - - at home two sons who have failed him:
    -Biff, biff, 34, a drifter; had been to jail (not revealed at the beginning
    Happy: works at a store; only thinks of getting money and women
    -willy x biff: repeated conflicts 9an adulter relationship that triggered Biffs disappointment in
    life)
    -

    Linda detects indexes of an attempt at suicide; biff decides to stay home;


    -= Biff asks Howard a position in New York and gets fired

    Biff; does not impress willys old boss to get a job and realizes they live a world of lies
    -after a confrontaaion in a restaurant. They leave him alone and go out with two girsl
    - at home Biff tries to make Will understand teir condition; he refuses
    - willy decides to kill himself fotr the insureance money
    - reactions at the funeral diametrically opposed
    American Dream
    -

    As to social values; worshipping of success, pursuit of fortune; illusion of appearancesubstitute of moral values
    - depends on recognition and wealth to conside r himself a human being
    - false values are transmitted to hjis sons
    - false premises of unlimited possibilities depended on personal attractiveness, good talk,
    having a popular figure
    Not to like but to be well liked
    - a queston of degree the more you have

    -Flaws
    -blind to his sons mistakes
    --encouragestheir weaknesses, inflates their images of themselves
    ;-misconstructs the ideal of fatherhood ;
    Biff: drives

    without a license; steals ball, pen etc

    Bernard: son of the neighbour Charley: warns him about the math teachers threat to fail him
    - ask Bernard to help him. Even in an official exam
    - teaches them not to take responsibility for ones acts
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