Death of a Salesman and Empire Falls
Death of a Salesman and Empire Falls
Death of a Salesman is actually a very different story from Empire Falls. Although they are very different, they do have some similarities. If it weren’t for the novel, How to Read Literature Like a Professor, I probably wouldn’t have seen these similarities. The novels, Death of a Salesman and Empire Falls have many differences but the few similarities come from literary elements that they have in common.
In the novel Death of a Salesman, the story is based on a man named Willy that starts acting really weird when his son, Biff, comes home from Texas. He starts acting weird when Biff comes around because he has a horrible memory of him. In this novel, there are a few literary elements that are different. This novel has a lot of symbols. Willy’s car symbolizes worry because every time Willy got in the car he had something go wrong. When he drove, the family was always worried. Lastly, the family had communion when they all came together at the end of the book and finally hashed out what needed to be hashed out for a long time. The family finally discussed what was really going on between Willy and Biff.
In the novel, Empire Falls, the story is based on a guy named Miles Roby who is living in a town called Empire Falls. He has worked at a restaurant called Empire Grill and is now manager. He is dealing with day-to-day problems such as the restaurant, his ex-wife, and his daughter. In this novel Empire Grill symbolized failure because it barely made enough of a profit for the workers to get by, especially Miles. When Tick and Miles went away for a little while, they went to the beach. Tick liked to paint and do art while watching the ocean. The geography of this beach symbolized tranquility and hope for Tick. It symbolized that Tick would be able to overcome this tragedy.
The two novels actually have some literary similarities. For example, both novels used weather as symbols. In Death of a Salesman it
Death of a Salesman is actually a very different story from Empire Falls. Although they are very different, they do have some similarities. If it weren’t for the novel, How to Read Literature Like a Professor, I probably wouldn’t have seen these similarities. The novels, Death of a Salesman and Empire Falls have many differences but the few similarities come from literary elements that they have in common.
In the novel Death of a Salesman, the story is based on a man named Willy that starts acting really weird when his son, Biff, comes home from Texas. He starts acting weird when Biff comes around because he has a horrible memory of him. In this novel, there are a few literary elements that are different. This novel has a lot of symbols. Willy’s car symbolizes worry because every time Willy got in the car he had something go wrong. When he drove, the family was always worried. Lastly, the family had communion when they all came together at the end of the book and finally hashed out what needed to be hashed out for a long time. The family finally discussed what was really going on between Willy and Biff.
In the novel, Empire Falls, the story is based on a guy named Miles Roby who is living in a town called Empire Falls. He has worked at a restaurant called Empire Grill and is now manager. He is dealing with day-to-day problems such as the restaurant, his ex-wife, and his daughter. In this novel Empire Grill symbolized failure because it barely made enough of a profit for the workers to get by, especially Miles. When Tick and Miles went away for a little while, they went to the beach. Tick liked to paint and do art while watching the ocean. The geography of this beach symbolized tranquility and hope for Tick. It symbolized that Tick would be able to overcome this tragedy.
The two novels actually have some literary similarities. For example, both novels used weather as symbols. In Death of a Salesman it