Death of a Salesman, By Arthur Miller, Characterization of Happy Loman

Imagine a quiet home in Brooklyn, New York where a family lives with their two grown sons who are visiting, a strong devoted wife who keeps the family together, and an off the wall husband, whose flashbacks and lack of real self-worth lead to his suicide. This is the home where Happy Loman grew up, and returns to in the play "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. Happy Loman is an attractive male who …

…left to his own devices, he is a jealous man who takes out his frustrations in life by taking out women. Through his desperation for attention, he constantly seeks acceptance from his family and peers. Happy Loman generally looks out for the welfare of his family, thus making his faults redeemable. Works Cited 1. Miller, Arthur. Death of a Salesman. Compiled and edited. Kennedy. Literature. An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama. New York, 2003. Page 1177-1248.