![]() By contrast, his younger son, Happy, has a more traditional-albeit lackluster-career and is a womanizer. Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman addresses loss of identity and a man’s inability to accept that the values he has clung to all his life are flawed. He also constantly fights with his eldest son Biff, who, after dropping out of high school, has been getting by as a drifter and as an occasional thief. While at home, he dissociates from reality, entering in time switches that explain why he turned out the way he did through interactions with his brother Ben and his mistress. Fun Fact: Arthur Miller provided two alternate versions of a physical insult in the play: If Willy Loman is played by a small man (like Dustin Hoffman) he is called a "shrimp," but if the actor is large, Willy Loman is called a "walrus.”ĭeath of a Salesman is, at first glance, about the last day in the life of salesman Willy Loman, who, at 63, has failed at his career.Notable Adaptations: 1984 at the Broadhurst Theater, with Dustin Hoffman playing Willy 2012 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, with Philip Seymour Hoffman as Willy Loman.Main Characters: Willy Loman, Biff Loman, Happy Loman, Linda Loman, Ben Loman.Themes: The American dream, family relationships.Premiere Date:, at the Morosco Theatre. ![]()
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