Character Analysis Of Willy Loman In Death Of A Salesman

Willy Loman, in "Death of a Salesman" is constantly getting angry because Biff is not as successful as he thought he would be. Earlier in the play, it is told that Willy got into argument with Biff. Linda tells Willy that Biff is moody for the reason that he cannot find himself. Willy states "Not finding yourself at the age of thirty-four is a disgrace" (Millar Act I: 5). Another example is when Willy discovered that Biff did not pass math. Willy tells Biff, " If you hadn 't flunked you 'd 've been set by now!" (Millar Act II: 2). This demonstrates that throughout the play Willy is angry about Biff not being successful.

Linda Loman tends to be a caring character, especially for Willy even though she lets him mistreat her. Here 's a few examples of how Linda is treated poorly by Willy. During the conversation about Biff seeing Oliver, Linda is being supportive and positive, however, Willy tells Linda, "Will you stop!..." (Millar Act I: 47). Willy then continues telling her to stop interrupting the conversation even though Linda is trying to help. Another example of how Willy mistreats Linda is when he repeatedly tells Linda to stop

A few examples is when Happy finds out that Biff stole the pen from Oliver. Happy then comments that his dad is never cheerful. He then tells Biff to lie to his father and says, "Say you got a lunch date with Oliver tomorrow." (Millar Act II: 82). An earlier example of Happy trying to impress Willy was in one of Willy 's memories. Happy tells Willy to get his attention "I 'm losing weight, you notice, Pop?" (Millar Act I: 17). Happy also lies about his job as well. Biff tells Happy in front of Willy,"...are you a buyer? You 're one of the two assistants to the assistant, aren 't you?" (Millar Act II: 104). This is a another good example of how Happy tries to impress Willy throughout the