contains several scenes that are outside the plays main plot. The
abrupt interruptions to the linear narrative serve to emphasis that s work is expressionist more
than naturalistic. Because the scenes emerge from Willy Lomans mind, the audience cannot be sure
if they are flashbacks, which accurately represent past events, or memories, which are strongly
colored by Willys unstable mental condition. The past increasingly intrudes on the present in
Willys mind and bolsters his feelings of guilt and self-recrimination over all his failings,
including his affair with the Woman.
As the play progresses, however, the
audience grows less certain that some of these events actually occurred. Willys conversation
with his brother Ben, for example, highlights the extreme adventures and successes his brother
has enjoyed. It seems more likely that these are projections that Willy has fantasized,
symbolizing his regrets over not having taking risks and...
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