He is a proud man and a big dreamer, but by the end of his life he has become an obvious failure, an open wound, driving around aimlessly in his car, calling on “important contacts”, failing to close every deal, unable to pay his household bills. But Willy Loman is not a good salesperson. In fact, we all know it takes drive and creativity to be a good salesperson. This is what Willy Loman feels like during every moment of the play. The words read like a slap in the face: death of a parasite, death of a pest. Miller’s drama approaches its lead character with compassion and understanding, yet the very title sneers at him. This contemporary tragedy about a small family facing business failure premiered in Broadway’s Morosco Theater on Febru(the author would later die on the anniversary of this opening day).Ī great play needs a great title (witness A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams, Long Day’s Journey into Night by Eugene O’Neill, etc.) but the title Death of a Salesman packs perhaps the most powerful punch of them all. I have respect for Arthur Miller’s entire career, but I feel one of his works stands out above the rest: the transcendent play Death of a Salesman. Arthur Miller, born Octoin New York City, died on Februat his home in Connecticut.
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