This story is about four unethical real estate salesmen who will do whatever it takes to sell unwanted properties to uninformed buyers. All four salespeople feel constant pressure from management to close sales, but feel they are receiving poor sales leads. Shelly Levene is a former salesman in her fifties, who finds herself in a terrible sales slump and fears losing her job. Shelly eventually bribes her manager, John Williamson, to sell him the Glengarry contacts, but does not have the upfront money John Williamson demands. Ricky Roma has been quite successful and convinces James Lingk to purchase unwanted real estate, taking advantage of his sense of adventure. Under constant pressure, Dave Moss and George Aaronow hatch a plan to break into the office and steal Glengarry's leads. We learn that someone broke into the office and stole all of Glengarry's leads, and that Baylen, a police detective, is on site questioning the sellers. Remembering the bribery attempt, John Williamson quickly deduces that Shelly was the one who perpetrated the office break-in and stole Glengarry's leads. After further questioning, Shelly confesses to the robbery and is arrested. The story ends with Ricky Roma demanding fifty percent of Shelly's commissions and all of his own. George Aaronow keeps asking about the leads that have come in, to which Ricky says no, I'll be at the restaurant, Shelly Levene vs. Willie Loman. After reading this story and Death of a Salesman, I see similar circumstances surrounding both Shelly Levene and Willie Loman. Shelly is portrayed as a salesman in the midst of a serious downturn in his career and finds himself having to lose his job if his sales don't increase. ......middle of paper......as predators, and they constantly prey on the uninformed and unaware. I'd be willing to bet that Dave Moss, like Willie Loman, had a grandiose image of himself; and because of this image, she resorted to deceptive tactics to impress her on others. Conclusion Although the two stories do not follow exactly the same plot, there are several common links between them. Deception, compromising ethics, embellished self-image, and the fear of being obsolete are all common themes I took from both stories. No one wants to be mediocre and the fear of losing their job can sometimes compromise behavior to the point of theft or suicide. I think the connection between both stories regarding salesmanship is minimal and the similarities are more in line with how far a person is willing to go to achieve success in their own mind and the minds of others.