Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Death of a salesman quote 4

I've got to get some seeds. I've got to get some seeds, right away. Nothing's planted. I don't have a thing in the ground.
Death of a Salesman
Willy Loman, Act 2

Willy is getting desperate,his whole life and hopes crashed.He didn't achieve his dreams.Pursuing materialistic things didn't bring any satisfaction.Planting garden and watching it grows gives him an opportunity to see changes,something that Willy never accepted.He couldn't see changes in the job,in the family,at home.He is portrayed in the play in the same suit,emphasizing his inability to move forward with the changes of outside world.He lives in the past and frequently recalls happier times.His wife Linda is not helping him to be more realistic.Her only goal is make Willy happy,even if it means not telling the truth,she is the one that boosts his ego all the time.She is very tough to their sons,and is not consistent in treating them and Willy.She sees Willy's mistakes but never openly talk about them.

Willy feels that his sons are failure,he didn't do good job like his neighbour Charlie with his son Bernard,so planting the seeds has a metaphoric meaning.He comes to the realization that Willy and Buff won't succeed in life and he takes blame on himself.He is desperate to end family drama as he can't take anymore of humiliation from his sons.He feels guilty about involving with another woman,although that is never mentioned in front of Linda,but there is possibility that will surface.Willy starts to change his dreams from being a salesman that everyone will remember to doing some work that produces result and satisfaction.But for Willy is too late.At his funeral no one shows up except his family,Charlie and Bernard.His dreams are again shattered and his idea that personal attractiveness and likability will lead to success.

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