Willy Loman

Willy Loman in "Death of a Salesman" written by Arthur Miller is much like any other man in that he is in search of the American Dream. Which is the pursuit of happiness typically in forms of wealth and success. This is something that Willy never really gets his hands on and neither do his children which is another thing that Willy hopes for is to see his kids succeed and become wealthy. Willy never accomplishes his life full of riches mainly because his job wasn't exactly the best of jobs as he spent his time as a salesman. Willy's Son, Biff, had the best chance to seek a life full of riches with a scholarship to play football but he couldn't pass his math class so he couldn't take the scholarship. Happy really isn't doing too much either as he is just an assistant at his job, not making much money either. I think Willy's main problem is just his mind set. He had all these hopes and dreams but as each one failed it buried Willy deeper into a hole. A hole that eventually led to demise. There was nothing wrong with Willy's dream, to strive toward success and wealth. However, I don't think that he took it upon himself, I think he just waited for things to fall into his arms rather than going to get it. Willy is a blue collar man, a man, who works hard for a living. Though Willy wasn't satisfied for that. It also didn't help that his kids weren't doing too well either, and this I think is what pushed him over the edge. Was that nothing was working out for Willy, and that ate away at his mind and led Willy to do what he did and that's take his own life.