DEATH OF A SALES MAN

Arthur Miller was the playwright for The Death of a Salesman and many other plays too. He was born on Oct. 17, 1915 in Harlem NY and died Feb. 10, 2005, the 56th anniversary of The Death of a Salesman of a heart attack.

CHARACTERS

• Willy Lowman: main character, a man in His early sixties trying to be a salesman.
• Linda Lowman: Willy's wife, very concerned about Willy
• Happy Lowman: Son of Willy, confident and easy going
• Biff Lowman: Son of Willy, Willy's favorite, lost and troubled
• Howard Wagner: Willy's boss

CHARACTERS CONTINUED

• Bernard: boy next door
• Charley: Bernard's father
• Dave Singeleman: Man whho inspired Willy to become a salesman
• Oliver: the man they wait for in the restraunt

SETTING

Willy a salesman is struggling with his life. Willy is losing his job, struggles with his relationship with his sons, and losing his mind, he even sometimes drifts off in to a conversation with his make believe wealthy older brother. As the story goes on he realizes that he has mistreated his son and later kills himself by crashing his car to give his mistreated son $20,000.

AWARDS

• 1949 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
• Tony for Best Play
• 3 Tonys for Best Revival

I think that The Death of a Salesman is sad play about a man who failed at his dream and failed to be there for his family and then commits suicide to make it better and I think that suicide makes no one happy.