https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk A montage of a man's hopes, dreams, and admirations through his imagination. en-us 2020-05-06 19:19:09 UTC 2020-05-20 05:11:45 UTC hello@padlet.com nealirrez https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/555908059 Willie, the main character in the book is from Brooklyn NY and has been a traveling salesman for 34 years.  The year is 1947, "Willie believes in the American Dream of easy success and wealth but he never achieves it".  When he realizes that his dreams will not be achieved he then places hope in the hands of his two boys having faith that they will succeed where he has failed. Willie is an extremely prideful man that has bouts of hallucinations, suicidal tendencies, and bi-polar rants. He is an unfaithful husband with lots of regrets.]]> 2020-05-06 20:52:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/555908059 nealirrez https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/555910258 Willie's "Favorite" son Biff had many admirers and a great looking future in college football. He had many scholarships lined up and was the family's prized possession but he failed Math and never graduated high school sending Willie into a 16 year downward spiral. Biff is also the one that walks in on his dad having an affair and the relationship between Biff and Willie changes forever. ]]> 2020-05-06 20:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/555910258 nealirrez https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/566510703 2020-05-12 03:58:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/566510703 nealirrez https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/566520860 Insight to the American Dream]]> 2020-05-12 04:11:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/566520860 nealirrez https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/568003126 The peace keeper, Linda Loman, is Willie's wife and she is faithful to a fault.  She never let's Willie believe he is any less than perfect, strokes his ego immensely, and is there to try to pick up the broken pieces.  She knows Willie is suicidal but chooses not to bring it up to him as she knows it will set him off. 
Linda is the one that is always reminding Willie to pay the bills and reminds him of how important it is to pay on the life insurance policy.]]> 2020-05-12 16:10:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/568003126 nealirrez https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/568008602 Harold "Happy" Loman, the least favorite of the two children has spent his life trying to be like his father to gain his father's acceptance.  He likes the women, is a story teller, and is constantly looking for ways to be successful but just as his dad has not found success.]]> 2020-05-12 16:12:37 UTC https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/568008602 nealirrez https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/568081480 2020-05-12 16:38:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/568081480 nealirrez https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/568084643 "You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away, a man is not a piece of fruit".  This is what Willie told his boss after he was told that he needed to take time off due to his emotional outbursts and argumentative episodes.  This piled on top of the delusional thoughts, thoughts of failure, and unsuccessfulness is what ultimately caused his final attempt at suicide ending Willie's life.]]> 2020-05-12 16:39:08 UTC https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/568084643 nealirrez https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/583625277 Ben is Willie's deceased brother that shows up in his hallucinations. Ben left home when he was young headed to Alaska but somehow ended up in Africa becoming a rich man finding diamonds in the jungle.  Willie has always looked up to his brother and finds himself questioning why he hadn't gone with Ben all those years ago. "Ben represents wealth and success" something that Willie wanted so desperately but could never seems to achieve.]]> 2020-05-19 22:23:33 UTC https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/583625277 nealirrez https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/583645095 Charley was Willie's next door neighbor and devout friend. He knew that Willie was losing his mind but never wavered away from him. He would loan Willie money knowing that he would never be able to pay it back and encouraged Willie to take a job working for him at his CPA firm but Willie would refuse.]]> 2020-05-19 22:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/583645095 nealirrez https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/583773017 Bernard is Charley's smart son, the same age as Biff, he is also Biff's math tutor through high school. He is the one that keeps on top of Biff and tells him that he is in jeopardy failing but his worries for Biff go unnoticed and disregarded. He grows to be a successful lawyer which Willie grows to envy as his son's were unable to make him proud like Bernard has made Charley.]]> 2020-05-20 00:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/583773017 nealirrez https://padlet.com/nealirrez/bw33x0zwnar269fk/wish/583801100 Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller. Spark Publishing, 2014.

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