Dialogue- Images

In “Death of a Salesman” Miller chooses not to rely as heavily on spoken images, but rather to create them physically on stage. Instead of merely have a character tell a story, he shows it to us. However, dialogue is nonetheless important in creating images, with the image of Willy's insanity being perhaps the most important. Without his broken speech, drifting off into other times and places, we would not have the sense of how shattered he is. His speech right before he kills himself about Biff's football is a good example of this. He is completely disconnected from the world at hand, first telling Biff how to handle the game, and then suddenly drifting off into talking to Ben. We see how disjointed his mind is, yet also how clear his focus can be, never leaving behind his chance for riches, only in this case it involves taking his own life.