Memories tend to come and go when something in the present, such as sight or sound, triggers us to recall to the past. In the tragedy, Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller, the protagonist Willy Loman retreats to memories of both happy and sad times. These flashbacks are related to the present in which the given background knowledge helps readers understand the present-day problems of the Loman family. His interaction with the past interferes with what is happening in the present. Willy mentally lives in the present with the memories and events of the past. Similar to Willy, I tend to relate my past experience that stands out in my memory with my present ones.
One example of Willy’s happy memory is his older brother, Ben. Willy idolizes Ben …show more content…
One example of Willy’s sad memory is his affair with the woman. Biff and Willy began to argue and Biff tried to explain to Willy that he has no appointment with Oliver. Willy doesnt want to hear the excuse but he begins to hear knocking and the woman’s voice. He begins to live in the past and have a conversation with the woman which results in Happy saying “No, that’s not my father. He’s just a guy.”(85) and leaves his father in the restaurant alone. This flashback refers to Biff first encounter with the …show more content…
My family and I had our luggage all packed and ready for our annual summer vacation. Having to visit nearly all of the states in the United States, multiple countries in Europe, and a week long cruise in Mexico, I was not excited. I had been to Cambodia when I was 5 and my ideal at the time was to travel to places where I hadn’t before. At the age of 13, I was very stubborn, unappreciative and spoiled brat. I believed that I was old enough to travel by myself and wanted to be treated like an adult. When we arrived to our hotel, I unpacked and explored the perimeter. After a two hour long exploration, I changed into my bathing suit and jumped into the pool. For some unusual reason, there were so many cops around and I figured some incident happened. After an hour of pool time, I went up to my room and found my parents talking to cops. I asked,”What’s going on?” and it turns out, they were looking for me. My parents gave me a hour lecture staying I couldve been abducted, I could've gotten lost, and that I should stay by them at all times. Being the arrogant teenager, I told them what they wanted to hear and ignored most of their
One example of Willy’s happy memory is his older brother, Ben. Willy idolizes Ben …show more content…
One example of Willy’s sad memory is his affair with the woman. Biff and Willy began to argue and Biff tried to explain to Willy that he has no appointment with Oliver. Willy doesnt want to hear the excuse but he begins to hear knocking and the woman’s voice. He begins to live in the past and have a conversation with the woman which results in Happy saying “No, that’s not my father. He’s just a guy.”(85) and leaves his father in the restaurant alone. This flashback refers to Biff first encounter with the …show more content…
My family and I had our luggage all packed and ready for our annual summer vacation. Having to visit nearly all of the states in the United States, multiple countries in Europe, and a week long cruise in Mexico, I was not excited. I had been to Cambodia when I was 5 and my ideal at the time was to travel to places where I hadn’t before. At the age of 13, I was very stubborn, unappreciative and spoiled brat. I believed that I was old enough to travel by myself and wanted to be treated like an adult. When we arrived to our hotel, I unpacked and explored the perimeter. After a two hour long exploration, I changed into my bathing suit and jumped into the pool. For some unusual reason, there were so many cops around and I figured some incident happened. After an hour of pool time, I went up to my room and found my parents talking to cops. I asked,”What’s going on?” and it turns out, they were looking for me. My parents gave me a hour lecture staying I couldve been abducted, I could've gotten lost, and that I should stay by them at all times. Being the arrogant teenager, I told them what they wanted to hear and ignored most of their