When faced with particularly troubling situations, Willy recreates memories from the past that justify his lack of success and convince him of his and his son’s potential. This creates a false sense of hope around attaining the American Dream. In an effort to maintain the image that he and his son Biff are likeable, he fabricates stories about their popularity and success. He constantly contradicts himself and is obsessed with his distorted worldview. Simultaneously responding to events of the past and present, Willy comes off as mentally unstable. The fluidity of time accurately represents Willy’s disturbed mental state and his constant efforts to make sense of his failures and to create order in his disorderly life. Willy’s perception of reality, both the imagined past and real present, construct the audience’s understanding of the play’s events. The events of Death of a Salesman revolve around the actions of the aged salesman, Willy Loman, during the last day of his life.
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