It’s a real grief that Willy’s loss of identity and trust in false American Dream have begot him to death. All, all, wrong…He never knew who he was. His motivation for going into salesmanship has turned out to be a way of dying rather than a way of living.īiff: He had the wrong dreams. Singleman is representative of the old world of salesmen, one in which personality and connections determines success. This enormous contrast proves well that Willy had the wrong dreams all his life. Dave Singleman is Willy’s oft-cited aspirational hero of the sales industry. However, there were only four people at Willy’s funeral, Charley, Linda, Biff, and Happy. Hundreds of salesman and buyers were present at Singleman’s funeral and many others felt sad for months. Both figures’ deaths show a great contrast. The phrase “death of a salesman”, also the title of the play, is mentioned twice in the book: once referring to Dave Singleman’s death and the other, referring to Willy’s. Things were sad on a lotta trains for months after that.” –Willy Loman “When he died – and by the way he died the death of a salesman, in his green velvet slippers in the smoker of the New York, New Haven, and Hartford, going into Boston – when he died, hundreds of salesman and buyers were at his funeral. This is true since Willy notes that Dave was loved by many people and also foreshadows the fact that Willy will never be like Dave Singleman no matter how much he tries. Therefore, Dave Singleman signifies “the beloved” and “the inimitable” man.
The original meaning of the name “Dave” is “beloved.” Also, Dave’s last name, Singleman, sounds like “Salesman.” Also, the word “single” in his name denotes distinct and inimitable. For instance, Willy’s last name “Loman” gives the impression of “Low man.” The name “Dave Singleman” also has its significance. Singleman’s slippers show a direct contradiction to Willy’s slippers as he walks around in it, delirious in his mind.Īrthur Miller incorporates each character’s names with characteristics. It also is interesting that Willy mentions of Singleman’s “green velvet slippers” when working in his job Willy is amazed how a man can earn money in such relaxing garment.
He was well-liked by many different people and was part of Willy’s American Dream. Singleman had many people around him, numerous connections, and very much likely, rich and powerful. The way Willy describes Dave Singleman seems almost like a legendary salesman. At the age of eighty-four, Singleman worked in his room by calling and answering the phone. Singleman’s profession was a salesman and the way he made his living became very inspiring to Willy Loman. ‘Cause what could be more satisfying than to be able to go, at the age of eighty-four, into twenty or thirty different cities, and pick up a phone, and be remembered and loved and helped by so many different people?” –Willy Lomanĭave Singleman is a successful and renowned figure whom Willy revered and hoped to become.
Willy Loman, the main character in Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller, epitomizes this type of person one who looks to his peers and co-salesman as lesser individuals.When he died-and by the way he died the death of a salesman, in his in his green velvet slippers in the smoker of New York, New Haven and Hartford, going into Boston-when he died, hundreds of salesmen and buyers were at his funeral.“And when I saw that, I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could want. Willy Loman, the main character in Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller, epitomizes this type of person one who looks to his peers and co-salesman as lesser individuals.Įssay Willy Loman: A Man With A Dream A common idea presented in literature is the issue of the freedom of the individual in opposition to the controlling pressures of society. Note how Willy was struck by meeting Dave Singleman.Death of A Salesman: Willy Loman - A Man With A Dream A common idea presented in literature is the issue of the freedom of the individual in opposition to the controlling pressures of society. He workes until the age of 84 successfully earning his living as a salesman and was immensely popular. of person one who looks to his peers and co-salesman as.Dave Singleman, to Willy, captures the essence of being a travelling salesman. Willy Loman, the main character in Death of A Salesman by Arthur Miller, epitomizes this type. individual in opposition to the controlling pressures of society. A common idea presented in literature is the issue of the freedom of the. Death of A Salesman: Willy Loman - A Man With A Dream.
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