Death of a Salesman

    The story Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller is quite complex. Willy Loman is a typical salesman with an average family. Well, so he likes to think. He is always striving for him and his family to be successful and apart of the American dream. Willy seems a bit delusional and cannot quite grasp the real world. He does not want to believe that his own son, Biff, truly flunked out of high school and never persuaded his football career. For Willy’s roll, I would probably consider casting Charlie Sheen. They both do not seem to be mentally straight and appear to live in their own made up world. In Biff’s case, he is a boy that always wanted to be successful and strived to make his father proud. He finds himself stuck between his father’s dream of becoming a flourishing salesman and his own dream of being a farmer out West. After failing his attempt of making his father proud, he realizes that he should not do what his father wants and that he is only a normal human being, just like his father is. I would cast my cousin for the role of Biff. My cousin wanted to make his parents happy by fulfilling their dreams and could not seem to accomplish any of it. He has recently grasped that he should do what makes him happy, not what makes his parents happy. As for Willy’s wife Linda, I know my mother would be a great choice for the casting of her role. They both are very kind to their husbands and seem to always agree with their husbands even if they are wrong. They only want best for their companion, whatever makes them happy. Willy’s other son, Happy, is the younger of his two children. He is always striving to get attention from his parents for the reason that he is always in the shadows of his older brother. For Happy’s part, I would choose my dog, Buddy. He is always trying to get my attention, especially when my other dog, Maggie, is getting loved on. Happy and Buddy seem to have the same motivations to rise above and show their parents what they are capable of.