Death of a Salesman #2

Death of a Salesman is a form of tragedy. In the end, one of the main characters dies, Willy. However, it was not just a planned death or thought out process, rather his whole life lead him to his fault. Willy was a salesman but later in life was always put on the move and grew too tired. (page 1548) Willy was married and had two sons-Biff and Happy. Willy became dillusional. He became crazy and would talk to himself and picture old times. on page 1556 is it when Willy begins his crazy mind. The boys know he has lost his mind, but Linda does not want to believe he has gone crazy. She notices Willy acting up more when Biff returns or is near. Everytime Biff and Willy are together they argue. They have unsettled business from the past and Willy can not get past it. (1615) Biff sees signs that his dad is going to kill himself and eventually one night Willy gets in his car and dies. (1628) It is important for audiences to realize the type of genre the play is so they do not have to high of hopes for another. Tragedies are based on losing a hero do to their hubris. Willy's hubris was that his life was not how he planned it out to be.