Nirvana Essays (977 words) - English-language Films,

Nirvana Death of A Salesman In the book Death of A Salesman, author Arthur Miller shows how cruel life can be through the life of Willy Loman, the main character. His feelings of guilt, failure, and sadness result in his demise. Willys sense of pride is a very big issue in his life; he doesnt like people to give him handouts, although he may need them. But the feeling of failure overrides him when he learns about the loss of his job. But I got to be in 10-12 hours a day. Other men-I dont know-they do it easier. I dont know why-I cant stop myself I talk to much. (p.37) Willy being a hard working man that tries his best realizes times have changed. His youthfulness and life have begun to fade. A man his age working ten to twelve hours a day is very unlikely. I dont want you to represent us. Ive been meaning to tell you a long time now! (p.83) When Willy first heard this from his boss, that is a man younger than him begins to cry. A man his age working in a company that long doesnt really deserve to be fired. It makes his life seem a waste, and makes him imagine himself as a failure. I was fired and I am looking for a little good news to tell your mother, because the woman has waited and suffered. (p.107) Willy is clueless of what is to come of his family and feels he has let everyone down. He failed to support his wife along with his sons. His life was basically devoted to impressing others and the one job he had led him to failure. In Willy Lomans life, guilt played a big role. He lived many years feeling remorseful of what led and followed after cheating on his wife. Now look Biff, when you grow up youll understand about these things. You mustnt overemphasize a thing like this. (p.120) When Biff first caught his father cheating on his mother he reacted in a very harsh, way leaving his father feeling guilty. Biff began to realize his whole life was a fake. You fake! You phony little fake! You fake! Overcome, Biff turns quickly and weeping fully goes out with his suitcase. Willy is left on the floor on his knees(p.121) Biff, Willys main pride, left him. Biff never trusted him again. Willys guilt of lying to his loving son stays in his mind-leaving Biff to hate his father. Whatever relationship they had before what shattered into millions of pieces. It killed Willy that his once loving son grew to hate him as much as he did. Will you stop mending stockings? At least while Im in the house. It gets me nervous pleas e! (p.75) Seeing his wife Linda mending stockings leads him to a great deal of guilt. The woman with whom he was cheating with was constantly given gifts of stockings from Willy. It reminds him of how he should have given the new stockings to his loyal wife. The feeling of guilt and losing the trust of his son leaves him with great pain and the many attempts of suicide. As the play ends, we begin so see more clearly towards Willys flashbacks. His suicide attempts become stronger and the painfulness of his life turns to sadness. I was looking for a fuse down in the cell and behind the fuse box-it happened to fall out-a length of a rubber pipe-just short. (p.59) Linda, suspicious of her husband wanting to kill himself, finds a hidden rubber pipe connected to the gas line of the water heater. Linda, scared, tried to take the pipe away every day but always found herself putting it back thinking she was betraying her husband. She began to confide in her sons with what she should do, but finds them thinking the opposite. Pop Im nothing! Im nothing pop! Cant you understand that? Theres no spite in it anymore. Im just what I am thats all! (p.133) Biff begins to find his father unbearable. He always relied on Biff to come home and surprise him with good news, but Biff tells Willy he cant do that any more because