Willys

written by Arthur Miller, in 1949. Willy Loman failed to recognize his own shortcomings. He felt as if he was boxed in, in what used to be an open spacious area to live.“The way they boxed us in here. Bricks and windows, windows and bricks” (Miller 17). The neighborhood had grew and been built-up, while he still had a small modest home. Willy Loman had several other shortcomings about himself such as when thought of himself as being the top salesman around town. Willy Loman has been a traveling…

like they could not guide their family members to start their life in a good direction. As willy Loman getting older it's time to push few family responsibilities to his son Biff because Linda has no ability to help Willy at that generation. But willy doesn’t like to because biff has a such a horrible life that he can not rely on him. As biff couldn’t reach willy’s expectation of him becoming a businessman willy decided to commit suicide and give Biff a new start of his life. “Death of Salesman”…

Willy Loman: Willy Loman is a salesman that is a devout believer in the American Dream his whole life, but despite his obsession with this dream, he has never achieved it, negatively affecting all of his family and friends. Willy’s failure to realize his personal failure and selfishness has created a disillusion of the world, partially leading to Happy’s similar inability to realize their miserable realities. Willy’s state seems to allow his older son, Biff, acknowledge his own failure and…

Willy is a tragic hero because throughout the play he showed his judgment error because of his hamartia. His hamartia, which is weakness to see his failure in life, caused him to make error by seeing delusions. This delusions, which is the result made by his desire to escape and forget, began to make him fall into pieces as he began to slip into a dream instead of holding onto the reality. He would try to apply every hopes and dreams into his mental world, trying to save what little he have left…

reader peek into the life of an average man during the1940’s era. The main character, Willy, was an average man trying to scrape by with the money he was making. In the story the main character, Willy, was a man being boxed in by the people, illusions, stress, and pride surrounding him, thus ultimately leading to his death. In the box surrounding Willy, the roof of the box, consists of the people surrounding Willy. For example, his two sons Biff and Happy were using their father as a vessel to…

they do not deserve it. While Willy is talking to Linda he states, “ You know, the trouble is Linda, people don’t seem to take to me” (23). Here, Miller emphasizes to the reader that Willy is not well liked in the business world, because of his approach/personality. Throughout the play Willy contradicts himself by exclaiming that he will “knock ‘em dead” during his sales, but he comes out to say that no one pays attention to him or respects him as a salesman. Willy and society longs for the…

Willy Loman is an insecure & self-deluded traveling salesman residing in New York. He is also the father of Biff & Happy. Willy believes in the American dream which is easy success and wealth, but he never achieves it. Willy was out during a road trip, as he got a little above the Yonkers he begins to drift onto the shoulder in his car. He then proceeded home. Willy says he cannot work in New York because he belongs in New England. In the first scene, Willy contradicts himself about how much…

Willy Lohman’s Dilemma Nobody lives an easy going life, everyone has to cope with different challenges as they age. The theory of Maslow’s law has eight different steps ranging from physiological needs to self-transcendence. These different levels can be applied and related to one’s own life. In the play Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller uses Willy Lohman to demonstrate how he did not reach self-actualization because he prevents himself from advancing psychologically by using defense mechanisms…

the concept of deception as a product of pride is explored through the lives of the Loman family and their struggle to accept reality. Through the internal battles of Linda, Biff, and Willy, it becomes apparent that succumbing to deception as a result of vanity, not only destroys the Loman family’s bond, but for Willy life itself. Linda Loman plays a crucial role in the theme of deception and pride. Her willingness to feed Willy’s ego and play along with his delusions are essential…

To begin with, one can say that Willy once represented the ideal American man who had a stable job and a great family. Once the story begins, we know that things had changed drastically. Both his age and mental health were massive factors for his downfall, but there is more that helps determine this change in his character. He now represents the image of those who fail to achieve their dreams, as for Willy, it can be said that it’s the American dream. As Willy states in the play, “Sure, Sure! If…