Mr. Julian’s class will roar with applause after one of the groups will perform their scene from “Death of a Salesman” for AP Literature. The class did a group read of the story, and now they’re ready to give it their all with a small group of students.
“Death of a Salesman” is an emotional story that tells the tale of Willy Loman, a struggling salesman in 1945. The story has many twists and turns, and it will be fun to see the AP Lit students act out. They have done scenes from other books they’ve read, like The Great Gatsby, “Medea,” “Oedipus,” and “Hamlet.”
“’Death of a Salesman’ is a really emotional story, definitely more sad than most of the ones we read,” 2025 graduate Vianica Vallarin said. “I think that this could be even better than when we did ‘Great Gatsby’ scenes.”
The drama about the life and death of salesman Willy Loman is both thoroughly local in capturing a particular time and place universally. It’s one of the most popular and adapted American plays worldwide.
“I like that whenever we do this, it’s like a big group project because working with my friends is so fun,” 2025 graduate Olivia Amalio said. “I might not like the big speaking roles, but I do like that this will be our final grade.”
The applause will end, and the student’s short story texts will open in preparation for the AP Lit exam. Memories of laughter and fun will ring in the students’ heads for years to come. 
