Brief Summary Of Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman

(A summary of Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman) Arthur Miller is an expert at provoking controversy and emotion through the events of a play. Several of his most famous pieces include The Crucible and Death of a Salesman, both very controversial pieces for their time. The extreme emotion and thought that is provoked upon reading or watching either of these texts is a direct effect of the realistic yet challenging scenarios he presents. Miller takes his audience through a rollercoaster of events that keeps a reader waiting for the next scene in anticipation. Also, in his piece about a lowly salesman, Willy Loman, he presents Willy’s flashbacks in a unique way to expose his past while emphasizing his growing delusion. Miller courses through …show more content…
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman can be summarized through the categories of the introductory conflict with Willy, the intermediate conflict with the boys, and the final conflict with …show more content…
Happy and Biff are both visiting their parents’ house, but they are both well out of school. Happy is younger than Biff, but he seems far more confident and successful. Meanwhile, Biff seems to lack a sense of direction in life. The boys take time to reminisce on their childhood for a while, but they are soon interrupted by the shouts of Willy while he suffers delusions and speaks with Linda. Biff tells Happy that he enjoys working manually far more than any business job, but Happy tells Biff that in business, you can have anything you want. However, Happy isn’t satisfied with his life either; he is actually disgusted with himself for sleeping with the girlfriends and wives of all his associates. Biff and Happy daydream about owning a farm together, and Biff suggests that he could get a loan from Bill Oliver, a man he used to work for. However, Happy refuses, stating that he is intent on elevating his status in the business world. After their discussion, Biff and Happy head downstairs to speak with their father for a while, partly to cease the shouting. During the conversation, it is clear that Biff has something against his father. Happy is no concern to his father, and Linda is constantly hushed by her husband. However, the family does show a glimmer of hope when the boys discuss co-owning a sporting goods store. The