Death of Salesman
The book Death of a Salesman is all about the American Dream. However, some take the American Dream a little too far, and that's all they want in life. Willy took this a little too far. He had a false sense of importance in the world. When you do that and shut everything else out, you will lose everything, even yourself. The main character in this book does just that. He is a salesman who wants nothing but to be rich and well liked. After trying and trying to do this and never succeeding, he loses everything and even takes his own life. It's just as Willy's son, Biff states at the end: "The man didn't know who he was." (Miller138) Willy is the main character in the play. He is a crazy man who develops many problems because of his outlook on life. He let the American Dream take over and basically kill him. He spends all of his life thinking that if you are well liked you will succeed in life and become rich. Success in his mind is being rich and well liked. Even though he thinks that being well liked is so important, he isn't well liked. "I know when I walk in. They seem to laugh at me." (Miller36) Over these invalid statements he loses his mind, friends, family, job and his whole life. His way of thinking al
Biff is Willy's "perfect" son, he is Willy's pride and joy. Willy thinks that Biff will make it in life and be well liked and successful. Biff while in high school accomplished so much and was very successful. He was an all star football player and was the most popular guy in school. He looked up to his Dad and wanted to be just like him up until the night he went to Boston. That was the night that everything in Biffs life ended. After that he flunked math, didn't graduate, and became nothing at all. Willy throughout the play knows why Biff all of the sudden stopped caring, but shuts it all out because he's so guilty. He's guilty because that night Biff caught him cheating on his wife Linda. Everything in their relationship that they had before is now shattered into a million pieces. Willy now looks down on Biff and can't believe that he made nothing of himself. All Willy wanted for Biff to do, is be successful. Biff, however, doesn't see it like that, he now can see that his dad is a fake and doesn't want to be like that. "You fake! You phony little fake! You fake! Overcome, Biff turns quickly and weeping fully goes out with his suitcase. Willy is left on the floor on his knees." (Miller121) Biff now is trying to find himself and doesn't need the money and popularity to make him happy. In this book Willy had the wrong dream from the start. He should've looked more closely to what is really important in life. If he would've done so, he probably wouldn't have died the terrible way that he did. Charley is Willy's closest friend, he and Willy usually don't get along too well, because they don't agree on many things. He is a very realistic character who attempts to convince Willy that his goals are all wrong. "The only thing you got in this world is what you can sell." (Miller97) Willy believes that in order to be a success, one must be well liked; therefore, Charley explains to Willy that good business will make someone wealthy. The failure of Wil
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Approximate Pages = 5 (250 words per page double spaced)
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