Critical Analysis Essay: The Death of Salesman 2022

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CRITICAL ANALYSIS ESSAY
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Thesis statement-
The human need to reconcile the uncertainties of the past with a new or present
situation.
Title- The critical analysis of the essay is based on play “The death of sales man” and
the author of the essay is Arthur miller who is an American Playwright and produced
highly successful plays in his writing career spanning over 50 years.
Life of self-denial
Point-
Willy is salesman who lived quite a happy life with his wife Linda and children Happy and
Bliff. He lives in an illusional world where he believes that he is living a successful life and
shares good relations with his children but on the face of reality, he is marginally successful...
Proof-
In the play, Willy lied about his success to the people so that he can make his son to achieve
success in life in the best manner possible. He had faked his success throughout his life to the
family members so that to prove himself the model father, husband and highly successful
sales man to the world.
Discuss-
The story focuses on the suicidal tendency of an individual like Willy who are engrossed in
the cycle of mental trauma and pain thus leading to depression. He lived in the life of self-
denial throughout his life where it was very difficult for him to accept his reality thus
resulting in high level of depression in him
Willy’s son Bliff getting exposed to his affair
Point-
Initially, in the play Willy shares the good relation with his son Bliff where he was the model
father for him which was suggestive that Willy succeeded in convincing his family of the
falsehood of his character (Santoro). But as the play progresses, Bliff loses respects about
his father when he gets to know about his affair thus leading to the bitter relations between
them. Proof-