Dramatic suspense is subtly created in this story through the progression of the story. It is very difficult to follow at times trying to figure out if it is the presenet or not. I feel like this story is modeled after Willy's mind because of the chaos in his life. The audience though has littler insight into Willy's mind and future events. There is a lot of foreshadowing and connections to death within the story. This includes the title and Linda point out to Biff that Willy has been attempting suicide. The audience can figure out that Willy will eventually meet his demise because of this foreshadowing. While Willy's death is expected, it is never fully explained because in the requiem we must assume that he killed himself in a car wreck. The ambiguous ending adds to the chaos of the whole play. Either way, this all story points back to what I said in my last blog post about Willy not having a strong enough support system to help him sustain his life and get help for whatever issues he was having. It all comes down to family support when someone is truly struggling.
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