Death of a Salesman characters
The main character, Willie Loman represents the life of an ordinary man in the post-war years in the United States. He had been working as a traveling salesman all his life, trying to provide his family with everything necessary, as well as many others, but he did not get out of debt (mortgage...
Linda Loman is right to support of Willy Loman, an American housewife, carrying the cross of a universal comforting and reassuring woman with the resilience and resignation of a Christian martyr. She is a kind and flexible wife, but she thinks only of her husband's mental state, condones his...
The second son of Willy Loman. Happy to the meaning of his name, as a rule, he has a good mood. He diligently tries not to face the truth and live in pursuit of pleasure. The name or nickname is also unclear, in the restaurant he says that his name is Howard, but he marshaled the mastak, and the...
Biff is the eldest son of Willy. Like his father, he strives to get rich, but every single installment (for a house, a car, food) is always a problem. He has two gods - success and family, and he is endowed with the same charm as his father, that’s why he has a role of a favorite son. However...
Charley is a representative of the world in which the wealthy American employees live, as Willy and his sons do not communicate with people above the middle class. He is Willy’s friend, who has become wealthy. He has a son called Bernard. Success is the secret of the American dream. It can...
Bernard is also a representative of the world in which the wealthy American employees live, as Willy and his sons do not communicate with people above the middle class. He is Charley’s son. They have become wealthy, as they found out the secret of a successful American dream. He has a...
Ben, perhaps, is the only rich man whom the author introduces us. But Ben is either a person or a symbol of a successful person. It is even incomprehensible whether he existed, or Willy invented him in his restless, fevered consciousness. In the play, he is represented by a...