Death Of A Sales Man

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r admiration for Willy also accepts his dream, which turns out fatal. She allows him to kill himself never letting on that she knows about the attempted suicides. The character most harmfully affected by Willy’’s pursuit of the ““Great American Dream”” is his eldest son Biff. Similarly, they are both impractical, one by the consequences of disillusionment, the other by illusions themselves. Still looking for his purpose in life, Biff persists, due to Willy. While still in high school Biff’’s future was assured, and was tremendously well liked, but it all came down soon afterwards ““just because he printed University of Virginia on his sneakers doesn’’t mean their going to graduate him!”” Discovering his father shattered the vision he held of him. Biff, paralyzed by reality comes to the realization that in fact there is more to life than being well liked and football. Now after searching, Biff comes to terms with exactly who and what he is: ““…… I stopped in the middle of that building and I saw –– the sky. I saw the things I love in this world …… and I looked at the pen and said to myself, what the hell am I grabbing this for? Why am I trying to become what I don’’t want to be……I am not a leader of men …… Pop I’’m a dime a dozen, and so are you.”” Happy, the youngest son of the Lomans unfortunately is not able to see himself for what he is. A direct opposite of his brother he never realizes his father’’s fallacy of ““be well liked and you shall never want””. Less favored by his family, he is constantly seeking out approval. ““ I’’m getting married, Pop, don’’t forget it. I’’m changing everything. I’’m gonna run that department before the year is up. You’’ll see, Mom.”” This statement showing that Hap hasn’’t realized the fictitious part of his fathers dreams. He will carry on the routine”” and live the life of salesman. ““...