Death of a Salesman
One of the most important and most famous American plays, it has been translated into more than 20 languages
During a business trip, salesperson Willie Loman realises he can no longer drive, and at home in Brooklyn, his wife Linda suggests asking his boss, Howard Wagner for a job in New York City so he doesn't have to travel long distances, but she wasn't. Fully aware of the extent of Willy's decline in business and the failure of his last trip.
Biff and Happy, my son Willie, visit their father's house after spending years away from home. When you talk to their mother, you discover that they have not achieved any success in their lives. The eldest son, Biff, had a simple job, including doing manual work in Texas, while Happy has a stable job, but he A womaniser and non-committal so he is not promoted.
Happy tells his brother that their father has become unstable lately, and he is noticed talking to himself about the events of the past, and the two brothers consider the possibility of getting into a business together.
In the kitchen Father Willy begins to talk to himself about the past and evoke happy memories, and some of his talk was about Biff, who was a promising football player in his teens, and how he received many college scholarships due to his athletic excellence, and on the contrary, Bernard, the son of Charlie, his neighbour and friend The old man was just a nerd, and Willy was sure that his son would be successful because he was so well-liked, and this trait in the House of Le Mans was more important and more valuable than intelligence.
Willy recalls another memory of the beginning of his troubles at work, and talks about his recent trip at work and how it was less successful than he claimed, and this memory is mixed with another conversation with his lover, whom he refers to as "the woman" only.
Back in the heat, neighbour Charlie comes to play cards with them and offers Willy a job, but he angrily refuses, then begins to remember other memories and can't separate fact from fiction. “Al-Mukhayal” about their father and his successful work in diamond mining in Africa.
Willy goes out for a walk, and his wife begins to discuss his condition with her two sons, she tells them about his deteriorating health, his constant mumbling, and his suicide attempts, but she attributes them to his exhaustion at work and not to mental problems, the boys are embarrassed by their father's condition, but they show their willingness to help their father When he returns, Biff tells him he has a business idea and they are considering asking an old friend named Bill Oliver to get funding for their idea.
The next morning at breakfast Willy discusses with Linda his plan to apply for a fixed-paying job in New York, and is sure the brothers will get the money to open their business, however, when Willy discusses with his boss about the New York job, he fires him.
In the next scene, Willy reminisces with Ben as he prepares to leave for Alaska, and Ben offers him a job. Although Willy is inclined to leave, Linda convinces him of the job and talks about his potential as a successful salesman.
After Willy loses his job, he visits his neighbour Charlie in his office to ask for a loan. There he meets his son Bernard who is now a lawyer and awaits the arrival of his second child. Willy wonders how Bernard has managed to succeed in his life while his son Biff's life is lost despite his promising start.
Bernard talks about Biff failing maths and refusing to go to summer school after he goes on a trip to Boston, while Charlie lends money to Willie and offers him a job, but he refuses again.
Biff and Happy meet at a restaurant, where Happy is flirting with a girl, while Biff is upset that after he goes to see Bill Oliver and waits for him for a full six hours, he doesn't even remember him and refuses to fund his business.
Willy goes to meet his children for dinner and tells them that he has been fired from his job, so Biff tries to tell him what happened with Oliver, but Willy goes for another memory, this time he sees young Bernard telling Linda that her son Biff failed in maths and got on a train to Boston to find his father, then Willy finds himself In the hotel with the "woman" while someone knocks on the door, Willy asks her to go to the bathroom, and when he opens the door he finds his son at the door.
Biff tells his father that he has failed in mathematics and will not be able to graduate and asks for his help, then the woman comes out of the bathroom, when Biff sees her, he describes his father as a liar, after this meeting Biff abandons his dream career path after he completely lost confidence in his father, and in the values that taught him.
Back in the restaurant, the two brothers and two women leave. Willy gets confused and asks the waiter for direction to the seed shop. He goes home to plant his garden. In another memory, Willy imagines that he and Willy discuss his plans to commit suicide so that his family can get his life insurance money. He sees with his brother what it would be like He was loved by his family at his grand funeral.
Biff breaks into the backyard to tell his father that he is leaving forever, and they blame each other for their flaws and failures in life, but in the end they break down and cry, and Biff tells his father that they are just normal people, and they have never succeeded in their lives, Willy sees this dialogue as evidence of his son's love for him Then he gets in his car and drives away.
In the epilogue, Willy's funeral appears after his suicide, and of all his acquaintances, only Charlie and Bernard appear at the funeral, Happy says that he has decided to stay and fulfil his father's dreams, while Biff intends to leave Brooklyn for good, and when Linda receives her husband's last word, she expresses her surprise at his suicide decision , especially on the same day they finally finished paying the mortgage on their home.



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