Death of a Salesman is a play written and set during 1949. Arthur Miller used his play to represent a social drama and tragedy embodying the unattainable and elusive American Dream. His protagonist, Willy Loman, is a salesman whose disillusionment ends with his suicide.
In this activity, students will illustrate a significant or pivotal scene in Death of a Salesman
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Previously on Death of a Salesman...Biff Loman has come to visit Willy and Linda. He and his brother Happy chat about their youth and Willy falls into a daydream.
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Lonesome, heh?
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Bigger than Uncle Charley! Because Charley is...not well liked.
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Where'd you go this time, Dad?
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Morning!
They know me up and down New England. The finest people. There'll be open sesame for all of us, 'cause one thing, boys: I have friends.
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And then Boston....and on to Portland and Bangor and straight home!
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Soon as summer comes.
Promise?
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I'll show you all the towns. American is full of beautiful towns and fine, upstanding people.
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This summer, heh?
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Missed you every minute.
Tell you a secret, boys. Someday I'll have my own business.
I went north to Providence. Met the Mayor.
You got a fine city here, Mayor.
Then I went to Waterbury... A fine city. Big clock city.
Gee, I'd love to go with you sometime, Dad
Yeah! you bet!
Like Uncle Charley?
The Mayor of Providence! What did he say?
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