The phrase mental illness refers to having a mental or behavioural pattern that causes either suffering or a poor ability to act in ordinary life. Thus suggesting that the authors of Death of a Salesman and The Yellow Wallpaper present studies of mental illness. Firstly through the original title of 'The Inside of His Mind ' rather than Death of a Salesman as well as exploring the minds of both Willy Loman and the narrator in both texts, although The Yellow Wallpaper and Death of a Salesman are texts about entrapment both physical and mental.
Firstly in both texts, the setting reflects the mental state of both characters. Within Death of a Salesman, there is an absent mind as well as a sense of temporal qualities. These ideas come from Miller …show more content…
Willy 's suicide links to his inability to bear failure, is shown by his delusions of grandeur as he believes that when he dies all the businessmen will come to his funeral so even in death Willy Loman will be a 'big shot ' is revealed in the Requiem is sadly proleptic irony as no one but his family, Bernard and Charlie attend his funeral. It could be further suggested that Miller 's use of a car as the method of which Willy 's death occurs is significant as cars can symbolise power which ties into wealth and freedom. However, in Death of a Salesman, it can be argued that Willy 's car symbolises tiredness from life and a lack of control. The fact that Willy is as a man with severe tiredness from driving, suggests tiredness from life as he has spent his entire life driving. The fact that whilst driving he appears to lose control shows lack of control, this symbol becomes part of the climactic end of the play as this is the method used for his death. Although the car symbolises power, wealth and freedom which are aspects that Miller incorporates into this play in some adaptations of this play the car has been present on stage until the end in which it drives off stage at high-speed this could be used to show that Willy is finally free from the constrains of the American dream, however they are not as significant as the other two
Firstly in both texts, the setting reflects the mental state of both characters. Within Death of a Salesman, there is an absent mind as well as a sense of temporal qualities. These ideas come from Miller …show more content…
Willy 's suicide links to his inability to bear failure, is shown by his delusions of grandeur as he believes that when he dies all the businessmen will come to his funeral so even in death Willy Loman will be a 'big shot ' is revealed in the Requiem is sadly proleptic irony as no one but his family, Bernard and Charlie attend his funeral. It could be further suggested that Miller 's use of a car as the method of which Willy 's death occurs is significant as cars can symbolise power which ties into wealth and freedom. However, in Death of a Salesman, it can be argued that Willy 's car symbolises tiredness from life and a lack of control. The fact that Willy is as a man with severe tiredness from driving, suggests tiredness from life as he has spent his entire life driving. The fact that whilst driving he appears to lose control shows lack of control, this symbol becomes part of the climactic end of the play as this is the method used for his death. Although the car symbolises power, wealth and freedom which are aspects that Miller incorporates into this play in some adaptations of this play the car has been present on stage until the end in which it drives off stage at high-speed this could be used to show that Willy is finally free from the constrains of the American dream, however they are not as significant as the other two