Death of a Salesman: Four Characters The play "Death of a Salesman", created by Arthur Miller, was transformed and adapted to the cinema screen in 1986. The play itself is set in Willy Loman's house and tells the melancholy story of a salesman who finds himself in serious financial difficulties and the only remedy for the situation is suicide. In the stage production of this tale, the specific lighting, set design, and musical sets really give the story a strong undertow of depression. And logically, film and theater productions differ greatly in the atmosphere they create. Furthermore, film production can do many things that simply cannot be done on stage, obviously referring to the setting. To generalize, the work offers us a careful look at the great American dream that fails miserably. However, the combination of stage and film productions accurately depicts the flaws of capitalist society. Death of a Salesman focuses specifically on four characters, the first of which is the main character Willy Loman, his wife Linda, and their two sons Hap and Biff Loman. . As mentioned, the focal point of this play is Willy Loman, a salesman in his sixties. Throughout the story we are told about the hard life, emotions and triumphs of Willy the salesman. Early in the show we learn that he was recently demoted to working for hire, which later in the show (like his luck) results in Willy being fired. As the plot develops, we discover that Willy had a rich, recently deceased brother named Ben, who Willy looked up to for having become extremely wealthy and at the ripe old age of 21. However, Willy also becomes very depressed when Ben leaves, as he once again realizes the meanness of his life and is still making payments on all his assets. Willy then understands that when his worldly goods are paid for... they will no longer be of any use. The Loman house, for example, has become practically superfluous since the two children left. It is only after Willy's death that the final mortgage payment is made... for a house with no one in it. The only example of this statement is provided by Linda during the final paragraph of the work,