Willy Loman's Death Of A Salesman

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The protagonist of the story is a travelling salesman. He dreads his job but keeps pushing through the suffering in order to provide for his family and pay off their debt. As the provider, he truly puts his family first and hopes for the best for them. However he is has become fed up with his job and one day wakes up to find himself with the body of a vermin.Yet his feeling towards his new bg body are so mundane compared to the worries of his old life, he worries more about how he is going to get to work on time. For the rest of his short life, he adjusts to his new bug lifestyle and his new role in the family. Eventually he finds a content with his responsibility free life. Although he is the monster, he is shown as the most humane member

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