The Theme of Abandonment in Death of a Salesman

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Introduction

In this novel , the author presents Willy Lowman as the protagonist character who tries to conform his lifestyle to the American dream Throughout the play , Willy has deceived himself to be an accomplished salesman who is highly respected and liked by people . Willy feels betrayed and abandoned socially , financially , psychologically , and emotionally . He first relates his misfortunes to his father 's abandonment at a very early age . Besides , he is abandoned by people he trusted most such as his

brother , Ben , and son Biff but ironically at the end of the play , he is the one that abandons his family by committing suicide

The Theme of Abandonment in Death of a Salesman

Willy Lowman is presented as a man who was abandoned together with his brother Ben right form his infant age . This rendered him deficient in terms of parental love , material , and emotional comfort . It is in this regard , Zheng argues Willy is not entirely to blame for the misfortunes that haunt him in his entire life . If Willy could have had a chance to grow under the leadership and watchful eye of his father , maybe he could have been different in the way he perceived life . The life he lived imprisoned in hallucinations of what he perceived to the typical American lifestyle would have been different may be . In this first instance , Willy Lowman 's abandonment is evident in Act of the play which depicts Willy 's concern over...