The Beauty-Sales Journey

The Death of Bunny Munro

This flow follows Bunny and Bunny Junior’s route from bereavement into the sales circuit, where work offers structure but also magnifies their troubles.

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The Suitcase Invitation The Suitcase Invitation from "The Death of Bunny Munro". The Suitcase Invitation A shared departure Bunny tells his son to pack a suitcase and frames the trip as a father-son expedition.

The Suitcase Invitation from "The Death of Bunny Munro". The Suitcase Invitation A shared departure Bunny tells his son to pack a suitcase and frames the trip as a father-son expedition.

The Suitcase Invitation A shared departure Bunny tells his son to pack a suitcase and frames the trip as a father-son expedition. Bunny Junior’s relief at being included sits beside fear that he might be sent away. Work as a disguise Bunny dresses carefully and invokes the rules of salesmanship. His confident presentation disguises the fact that he is escaping grief rather than preparing to parent.

The Money Tree Lesson The Money Tree Lesson from "The Death of Bunny Munro". The Money Tree Lesson A salesman's theory Bunny explains rich and poor customers through the image of sturdy and weak trees.

The Money Tree Lesson from "The Death of Bunny Munro". The Money Tree Lesson A salesman's theory Bunny explains rich and poor customers through the image of sturdy and weak trees.

The Money Tree Lesson A salesman's theory Bunny explains rich and poor customers through the image of sturdy and weak trees. He claims that sales depend on offering people something they believe they need. Hope made into a product When Bunny says that he himself is the dream, the lesson reveals both his charisma and his vanity. Bunny Junior listens carefully, learning a trade that also teaches him to mistake performance for care.

The First Customer Calls The First Customer Calls from "The Death of Bunny Munro". The First Customer Calls Salesmanship in practice At a gathering in Shoreham, Bunny flatters customers and turns a product demonstration into a performance.

The First Customer Calls from "The Death of Bunny Munro". The First Customer Calls Salesmanship in practice At a gathering in Shoreham, Bunny flatters customers and turns a product demonstration into a performance.

The First Customer Calls Salesmanship in practice At a gathering in Shoreham, Bunny flatters customers and turns a product demonstration into a performance. His charm helps secure orders, although it relies on pressure and sexualized attention. Grief enters the pitch When the women mention their absent husbands, Bunny admits that Libby is gone. The moment briefly connects him to them, but unease soon interrupts his polished routine.

The Navigator’s Work The Navigator’s Work from "The Death of Bunny Munro". The Navigator’s Work A boy made useful Bunny puts Bunny Junior in charge of the Client List and street directory.

The Navigator’s Work from "The Death of Bunny Munro". The Navigator’s Work A boy made useful Bunny puts Bunny Junior in charge of the Client List and street directory.

The Navigator’s Work A boy made useful Bunny puts Bunny Junior in charge of the Client List and street directory. The boy takes pride in navigating, even as his sore eyes and grief remain largely unattended. Responsibility in miniature The task gives Bunny Junior a role beside his father and a practical way to contribute. It also reveals the imbalance of the journey: a child is helping steer an adult who cannot steer himself.

The Final Address The Final Address from "The Death of Bunny Munro". The Final Address A route nearing its end With the Client List almost exhausted, Bunny arrives at a derelict bungalow and leaves Bunny Junior in the car.

The Final Address from "The Death of Bunny Munro". The Final Address A route nearing its end With the Client List almost exhausted, Bunny arrives at a derelict bungalow and leaves Bunny Junior in the car.

The Final Address A route nearing its end With the Client List almost exhausted, Bunny arrives at a derelict bungalow and leaves Bunny Junior in the car. His salesman's confidence persists even though his body and judgment are failing. The business breaks down Inside, Bunny finds a dying, drug-impaired young woman and turns the encounter into a final violation. Outside, Bunny Junior tears up the list, ending the journey’s stated purpose while his father remains lost inside.

The morning after Libby’s death

Early in the first day on the road

The first afternoon of the trip

During the second day’s customer route

Late afternoon at Mary Armstrong’s bungalow