Thursday, June 24, 2010

Quote from Death of a Salesman act 1, pg .40

"I don't say he's a great man. Willy Loman never made a lot of money. His name was never in the paper. He's not the finest character that ever lived. But he's a human being, and a terrible thing is happening to him. So attention must be paid. He's not to be allowed to fall into his grave like an old dog. Attention, attention must be finally paid to such a person."

Here Linda is talking to her sons and letting them know that Willy is trying to commit suicide. Linda tries to have her sons to help Willy out, because he is confused and exhausted.
I got a flash back of one of my very good friends as I read this quote. He was a good person; he had a great personality. He was very giving. He was always there for anyone who needed help, or just needed someone to talk to, but he never shared his own problems with others; while his life was full of it. He was very poor; sometimes he slept hungry. He became an orphan at a young age and had been taking care of his family since. And one day he just disappeared in thin air. No one knows what happend to him. Some assume he committed suicide, others say he ran away or he got killed.

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