Over the past week or so the eleventh grade has read a short play called “Death of a Salesman.” This play was one that held my attention and gave me great interest. I think what I liked about it so much was that it wasn’t far fetched or imaginary. It was a story about a normal, middle class family and the problems they face. What I liked was that these problems are ones that families in real life also face despite the time period. For example, Willy Loman suffers from all timers. This is a realistic disease that many senior citizens live with everyday. Another example is that Willy had a few issues with his sons. No family is perfect, and not all problems are resolved. The author ended the play without a happy ending, which in my opinions was the best way since not many problems in real life always get resolved.
Willy was always trying to make his life a bigger success then it already was. Willy had big plans for his remaining future. Those dreams were unrealistic to everyone but him. This is my opinion is something that many people are faced with in real life also. We let our minds get ahead of ourselves and believe in things that are not always possible to obtain. This man did not want to face his reality, and instead his mind controlled him with old memories that he wished to relive.
I think the author wanted his readers to realize that even though the times periods are different and things have changed, certain things will always remain the same no matter how many decades pass. Clothing and style may change but the way families grow, and problems they face, and what happens with age will always remain the same.