death of a traveling salesman
In the short story, "Death Of A Traveling Salesman," R. J. Bowman is a successful salesman with the intention to get home after being sick and in the hospital. He faces many obstacles along the way. Even though R. J. Bowman knows that there is something missing in his life he has no desire to try and bring it into his life. He realizes he is only a salesman and that is all he will ever be. There are symbols in the story that show a shadow over Bowman's life. Darkness is the most significant that occurs throughout the story, and light is also a significant part of the story. Mr. Bowman likes to cover up his true feelings by ignoring them or literally covering them up. Through the symbolism of darkness and light, Eudora Welty shows the reality of the loveless void in R. J. Bowman's life. From the beginning of the story the darkness of Bowman's situation reflects the emptiness of his past and the bleakness of his future. Bowman is a salesman who is just getting out of the hospital recovering from an illness. An illness that is causes him to forget the way to Beulah. Driving down the road "...Bowman stuck his head out of the dusty car to stare up the road..." (204), this is the first si
As he is sitting in the house Bowman realizes how lonely he is, and he thinks about how his heart is empty and has no love. He wants to be loved and he wants someone to come into his life and love him, and he wants to love him or her back. The clean part of the lamp resembles the happy part of his life, like his shoe selling business and being a successful salesman. " (210), which resembles his life that revolves around this dark cloud over his life, where something is missing, something that he has never experienced before. He covered his heart so no one could hear the sound of an aching heart. "He covered his heart with both hands to keep anyone from hearing the noise it made. Bowman starts to feel unwanted in the house, because he finds out that Sonny and the woman are married and are going to have a child.
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