The Reality Evasion Drug Death — страница 2

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problems, blows up in his face, forcing him to see the painful side of his life. In this flashback he is brought back to the most disgusting point of his life, when Biff finds out about his other women, and Willy finds out that his son flunked math. This scene is the turning point in his life, where everything begins to go downhill. The present time had always been horrible, and full of problems, but the alluded to past, had always been very fortunate. The audience had been left to wonder what the point was that turned the Loman s into a house full of tension. Since this point is now unveiled, and there are no happy memories left for Willy to tap into, Willy has no where else to run to. With Willy s last hit of the drug consumed, where else can he escape to? It is sad and ironic

in that this drug never actually helped him, it only let him live through another day of his pitiful life, with his false sense of hope and his memories being his guide through life. Miller s intention in this play is to show through the character Willy Loman a major flaw in many people s character. That people tend to run from their problems, rather than taking care of them right then and there. This only sets themselves up for a greater collapse when the reality finally hits them, and in many cases can t run from the knockout punch that is delivered from years of bottled up problems hitting them in one shot. This is exactly what happened with Willy Loman, and in this case he couldn t handle the realties of his life all at once and it ultimately killed him.