The Many Faces of Death

A detailed Summary of The Many Faces of Death

Death is seemingly a defined term, but its not. Through usage of language can be made to

represent physical, spiritual or emotional death. Only by closely examining the exact language

used can one understand the death taking place, and the effects that stream into everyone's life.

Willy Loman dies, this is known to be true. He crashes his car in order to show Biff how

important he was and to provide money for his wife. We see the funeral, we know he has died,

but could he have died before he hit the tree? If he did die before the crash when? Where? And

how often did it happen? Could he resurrect himself? The answers lie hidden in the words of

Arthur Miller, author of Death of a Salesman.

Willy suffers the death of his spirit. It seems to fluctuate in himself, he will be down on

life then suddenly perk up, but he always returns to having no hope. "I'm tired to death. I

couldn't make it. I just couldn't make it Linda."(13) i

watch his father die the death of lost hope. "I was wondering if he'd remember you. Imagine,

Willy says "...So I went on again- and five minutes later I'm dreamin' again, and I nearly- I have

though he casually mentions it, death is on his mind. While explaining the problems on his trip

the hotel when Biff saw the other woman in his life.

death of his dreams when reality falls on him like a hail storm, pelting him from every direction

something he can look forward too, whether it be fantasy or reality.

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