Willy Loman Father

Death of a Salesman can be considered a family tragedy, and was intended by his author to be a tragic story , only in the sense that Willy is just like the modern father of today’s time and age. Willy Loman represents the millions of hard-working American men who end up struggling when they get too old and cost too much in wages to be of value to their employers. Not only does Willy have his problems but his sons all have their problems from stealing, lonliness, and expectations that are unreachable. Linda has her mind set to keep the family together and in the process she becomes the middle person with enormous amounts of stress put on her to stabilize the relationship with her sons and their father.

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Arthur gives glimpses into the childhoods of their sons. Biff has a problem concentrating on school rather than sports and seems to have a growing problem with theft. While Happy just goes along with whatever is thrown at him and does what is expected. Biff at one point tried to ask for help from his father and unwittingly walks into a scene where his father is having an affair. That scars Biff for the rest of his life because he loves his mother very much and it is a catalysts to his behaviors here on out. Biff never does tell his mother or brother what he saw and that is a burden he carries on his shoulders. The sons also feel the pain and stress of being a failure in their father’s eyes as well. Linda and Willy argue about Biff during the story. Willy states “Not finding yourself at the age of thirty-four is a disgrace!” and then again he pleads “The trouble is he’s lazy, goddammit!” (1432). Willy is always arguing with Biff and it has a lot to do with his knowledge of the affair and deep down that they are all living lies. Linda is like a typical mom where she covers for her children and nurtures them with the philosophy of they need to find themselves. She explains to him that many men don’t start to reach their potential till later in life and not to worry about the boys. The boys start to worry about their father like modern adult children do today. They hear him talking about driving off the

Wally felt he was a success and wanted things out of reach and that affected his home life and family. When clouds of misperception clear it can be startling to those and throw them into a deep depression. Arthur Miller used the Death of a Salesman to show the basic troubles facing families everywhere. The great American dream not only is a white picket fence surrounding a home but also social status, social honor, recognition and their successes. Even today we still see and feel a lot of the struggles that Willy faced and we have to learn to deal with disappointment in our lives. Most of our lives we live to impress someone else whether it be a significant other, boss, or family we all do it. Although in today’s society we would seek help back when this play was written it was considered weak to seek help. Willy’s life turned tragic for the whole family and his death was not going to change anything. The family will need to discover their true identities and try to live with their new