Death Of A Salesman By Arthur Miller

1. I believe that Miller used these flashbacks as a dramatic technique. In addition to that, Miller is providing the audience with some background of the characters. The audience gets a better understand that what happened in the past is why things are the way they are now. While reading this play, it is very important to pay attention to detail when trying to decide what is a flashback and what is a memory. Will constantly conflicts his reality with what his hopes are throughout this play. One significant example of his confusing is when Willy is explaining to Linda how he will conquer their debt. As he is telling her this, the memory of “the woman” appears. He begins hallucinating a conversation with the man he admires, Ben. At this time in Willy’s life, he was very successful and both of his sons idolized him. Willy just seems to have this idea that he is the best salesman there is. …show more content…
We learn a lot about the type of men/people Biff and Hap are throughout the play. Hap is a very competitive and determined person. He never stops dreaming and pushes himself to keep achieving all he can. Although he is very successful in his career, he still feels as if he is the second best compared to his brother. Biff on the other hand, is satisfied with simplicity. Despite his success on the football field, he is not so lucky in the job field. Even if these two brothers may appear to have personalities that are night and day, they have at least one thing in common. As men and sons of Willy, their relationship to their dad has a huge affect on them. They dream to make their father