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Death Of A Salesman Argumentative Essay

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Something I was really bothered by was when Howard fired Willy. Willy was working the same job for the longest time. He was extremely committed and worked like a dog. I understand that a boss can't just keep an employee because the employee need the job, but Willy really needed this job. He was barely able to make enough money while he had the job, how was he supposed to survive without it? Willy even tried to explain to Howard that he was the one who named him! He was there since before Howard was even born! I don't understand how someone could be so cold hearted to just fire someone like that. If he were a young guy who could go out and get a new job that's one thing, but Willy was getting old. How would he find a new job? You would then

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