Dit boekverslag is opgedeeld in 7 delen. 1 - samenvatting van het verhaal. 2 - de samenvatting van de eerste pagina en hoe de opening in het boek past. 3 - analyse van 3 karakters. 4 - Setting (plaats en tijd). 5 - Standpunt (wie vertelt het verhaal). 6 - Titel, genre en thema. 7 - Mening over het ...
Summary
The death of the dealer describes the conflict between 63-year-old William
"Willy" Loman and his 34-year-old son Biff. Willy Loman is an internally torn
man whose life for him is mixed up between the past and the present. In several
scenes he talks to people present only in his imagination or there are flashbacks,
sometimes the two are intertwined. Willy's son Biff never forgave his father for
cheating on his mother once with another woman on a business trip. That is why
he does not pass school exams, does not go to university and often changes jobs
to make a living. As the drama ends, their conflict escalates, and finally Biff
shows his father how much he loves him. It challenges him to accept truth and
reality and then goes away for longer. Willy Loman decides to commit suicide
so that his poor family, especially Biff, can receive a paycheck from his life
insurance following an alleged car accident. His late brother Ben, whom he
admires as a father but whom he barely knew and with whom he "talks"
repeatedly in his mind reminds him of his intention. The drama ends with Holy
Mass. For Willy's soul. Only his family and his richer old friend Charley are at
the funeral. The book ends with Linda's widow in Willie's final monologue, in
which she describes the end of billing problems and wonders why Willy took
his own life.
The first page of your book
The first page of this book was part of the introduction, and Act One begins
later. The book takes place in the 1940s, and we can read how the stock market
crash of 1929 and broken promises in the 1930s made people less optimistic.
This page shows that the American Dream has faded, but not completely. 63-
year-old Willy romanticizes the old days and desperately seeks the moment
when he chose the wrong path. I think this passage is a good introduction to the
book, probably because it is part of the introduction. It gives the reader an idea
of what is happening during the action of this book.
Characters
Willy Loman:
He is an elderly man who struggles with many problems. He suffers from
depression because of his unsuccessful career. Willy also cheated on his wife.
His son Biff saw it, it led to a conflict between them because Biff could not
forgive his father. He works as a salesman, but he is not doing well and wants
him and his family not to live in poverty, so in the end he decides to commit
suicide so they can get their insurance money.
Biff Loman:
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