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Death of a Salesman is continually referenced in the press in hundreds of newspaper articles from 1993 to the present. In particular, Willy Loman is an ubiquitous presence on stage and in the popular press. Of his continued importance on the stage, portrayed by actors small (Dustin Hoffman) and large (Lee J. Cobb), David Thomson wrote that this bears "witness to the strange way that, in 1948 or 1949, everyone felt Willy Loman was like someone they had known: a father or an uncle, a failure in the great age when all Americans had to succeed. Was it because there were so many men like Willy Loman that the figure could be large on stage without damaging the play?" (13). His image persists. A blog is named after him: "willyloman American Everyman" because the creator claims that "Willy Loman became a part of our shared history and his roots are forever intertwined with history. His conflict is very similar to ours. This Blog and these posts are dedicated to the vision of both Arthur Miller and Willy, his everyman. In hopes that we find a resolution to the conflict that lies within us all" (Creigton). Scott Simon of NPR recently remarked, "I think I see Willy Loman several times a week, in lobbies, coffee bars and airports. He has a heavy case; he wears heavy-soled shoes, scuffed but shined; he tugs at his tie; he's always on the phone." After each call, "he sits back to stare at his shoes or into a light. Then, he sits up to tap out a new number and snap open a new smile" (Simon). Willy Loman's prominent perpetuity makes him an easy referent for journalists who have used his name to represent everyone from single figures such as a Newsweek editor, a Minneapolis Police Department Chief, a Canadian comedian and an Australian shadow treasurer to collectives such as the victims of corporate takeovers, the 2012 political candidates and 11 million Canadians caught in a pension nightmare. The cultural implications go beyond the immediate and transitory to the assumption that aft readers refract their experiences through the figure who universally codifies the disquieting experience of struggle and failure. For instance, a minister's suicide by automobile prompted this comparison: "We...