The Death of a Salesman (Ending)

THE DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Ending

The ending of The Death of a Salesman is a very sad one, and nothing happy came from the play. Willy Loman decides to kill himself towards the very ending of the play. I guess the fact that he had lost everything his job, and Biff never got money to start his Florida business. He believes that the money from his life insurance will be able to make Biff idea's become a reality. Willy Loman also talks to a ghost and speaks of how great his funeral is going to be, and all the people from his work will come, but in a sad reality no one from his job showed up. In one of Biff's last conversations with his parents he realizes that becoming a businessman is something that he never truly desired and was only put in to his head by his father. On page 103 Willy says "May you rot in hell if you leave this house!" after biff admits he doesn't want to become a salesman. I believe this is one of most kids fears to actually tell their parents what they want to do, after all their lives kids are filled with people telling them they have to go to college, they have to become successful, and they have to be able to provide for a family, while few parents tell their kids to do what makes them happy. If we only have one life I don't know why anyone would want to waste years doing something they don't enjoy just to end up regretting it. How do you feel about the situation, do you feel that people should try to live their lives to the fullest without regrets, or try to become successful doing something they don't enjoy?

Death of a Salesman (Middle)

Death of a Salesman (Middle)

After the characters go to sleep in the end of act I the next act begins with Willy waking up and feeling excited about the idea of working in Florida. Biff and Bill have already left and Linda and Willy are the only two in the house. They have a conversation about getting a garden for the yard before Willy heads out to go to another day of work. Today Willy is going to ask his boss if he can have a non-traveling job because it is causing to many problems for him and his family. As Willy is driving to work he is excited that his son's invited him to dinner before he arrives at work he enters his boss's office nervously and asks for a non traveling job and a raise. His boss disrespectfully declines his wish and treats him like a kid, even though Willy has been with the company longer and even helped his boss's father name him. Willy's last hope of earning a raise and better job position is fading and he decides to tell a story on why he thinks selling is the greatest job for him. His boss leaves the room and Willy began screaming and having a fit in the room. Willy's boss fires Willy and says he can no longer work for the company and know Willy must rely and live off his son's money and Willy is frightened by this and does not want to accept his loss and begins to find a way to fix the situation. I don't know why Willy had to handle his situation so unprofessionally and have a fit like a child when his boss was ignoring him. I Understand it was rude of his boss to disrespect him but when you have priorities to take care of and things to pay for, yelling at the man who pays you is not a smart thing to do, under any situation. I hope Willy is able to regain his composure and get his job back, but I do not see that happening in the future of this story. What would you do if you were in Willy's shoes?