Essay Of Three Messages In Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman

A Discussion of Three Messages from Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman After viewing Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman this semester, it is clear that this story was well developed and well thought out on Miller’s part. A slew of conflicts and characters bounce around in a cauldron of conflict, resolution and sadness. The main character, Willy Loman, acted by Dustin Hofman, was a marvelous man, and provided the plot line with a slew of emotion and plot twist. This character being the father of two two boys, and married to a woman who greatly appreciates him, has begun to stumble upon a very controversial time in his life. However, this play is based around only two days of Willy’s life, and most of the plot comes from flashbacks that Willy’s overactive mind enthralls in. His two sons, Biff and Hap, maily Biff, are the center of his world, and as …show more content…
During the time that this play was developed, families were always considered and displayed as perfect and always happy, but Miller decided to break this tradition and write a play about a very toxic family. As this play progresses it is clear that the family gets worse and worse. Bif becomes more disappointed in his father, Willy becomes less communicative with his family, and Linda(the mother) becomes angrier at her sons. At the end of the play, the family finally comes together in one of the last scenes, and all emotion breaks loose. Biff and Willy argue relentlessly until they eventually end in tears. This scene was the perfect example that proved families are not always perfect and they can argue just the same as other people. Over the years, family life has began to fall downhill, and watching this play in todays time is a great reminder that family life is not perfect, and great conflicts can arise within families. Overall, this play is a great example of how family conflict can lead to many problems