Willy Loman is the unsuccessful, imaginative salesman which the play is focused on. He is very child-like and this can be noticed in his lack of reality. He believes he is the best salesman ever and thinks that everybody likes him. Children often have these ideals. They often think they are the center of the universe and haven't had any experiences in their short lives that would bring them back to Earth. Willy has chosen to selectively ignore reality and live in his own world. Willy isn't a good salesman and isn't well liked. He is a failure and refuses to accept that fact, even with the pleadings of his favorite son. Willy is also and stubborn and competitive man. He has always been competitive with Charley, his friend and has tried to exceed him in everything. Charley is successful and has a son who also has become successful. This is the ecact opposite of Willy. Charley offers Willy a job when Willy gets fired. However, Willy refuses because he is so stubborn. Charley is always nice to him
I felt sorry for Willy Loman and wished that he hadn't been so stubborn. He did have the potential to become a great businessman, he just needed to adapt to the industrialized world. Willy was a weak man. He wasn't a strong enough person to accept the reality around him. His weakness as a man also allowed him to commit adultery. He instilled values in his son that reflected him. He tried to live vicariously through Biff and ended up destroying any chances Biff had to become a successful businessman. He was also so weak that he committed suicide. He couldn't face reality and succumb to negative forces. He never tried to change and thus in many ways deserves what happened to him.
Willy is also a loving father, but in a dillusional way. He has two sons, Biff and Happy. He loves both of them but Biff is his obvious favorite. He has great aspirations for Biff and tries to live vicariously through him. Biff doesn't follow his fathers lead and in many ways is a victim of his father's delusion. Willy wants so
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