In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, the main character, Willy Loman, is a struggling salesman. Willy Loman is a complex father who confuses illusion with reality. In a way, Willy has two personalities in this play. The one we see in the present is a tired man in his sixties. The other Willy the young and confident salesman that was viewed through his flashbacks.
In one of Willy's flashbacks, Willy speaks to his dead brother Ben. Ben keeps saying "Time, William, Time", reminding him that suicide is coming soon. Willy considered suicide so his family could receive his twenty thousand dollar life insurance policy. Willy also talks to Ben how great Biff would do with all of that insurance money.
I believe that Willy's suicide was an escape from shame. He couldn't keep living his life as a lie. Willy could not face reality and when people talked to him, he only heard what he wanted to hear. He was a very distracted and disturbed man. After losing his job, he felt he......
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