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Violence
Barely any
Willy's suicide is the play's conclusion
Language
Barely any
Period language; mild
Sexual Content
Barely any
An extramarital affair Willy had is a key revelation
Substance Use
None
Moderate drinking
Emotional Intensity
A lot
A prolonged portrait of a man whose self-deception has destroyed his family's reality — deeply psychologically dark
What this book is about
Arthur Miller's Pulitzer Prize-winning play follows Willy Loman, an aging salesman whose grip on reality is slipping, as he confronts the failure of his dreams and the disappointment of his sons. Willy's distorted memories and fantasies intercut with the present as the play builds toward its devastating conclusion. The definitive American tragedy.
Notes for sensitive readers
Reader-flagged moments and themes that may affect your experience.
Suicide as the conclusion
Themes of failure, self-deception, and destroyed family dreams
An extramarital affair revealed
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