Essay About Willy Loman And Willys Path

The Death Of A Salesman
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Early in his life, Willy Loman established a dream of success, which only
backfired and destroyed him. Willys path of success was very superficial, and he did not
benefit at all from it.
Will thought that being physically attractive could get you far in life. He believed
that you should always look your best and wear expensive things, even if you cant afford
them. He believed that when you died that there should be a large attendance of people. If
there was, then you were truly a success as a person. He also thought that you should have
a big quantity of friends. He didnt care about the quality, so all of his friends were fakes.
Willy also thought it was very important to be well liked. He felt the need to always
compliment his “friends”, even if it meant lying. Willy never thought of himself as his
own person. He always compared himself to others, and struggled throughout his life to
become the ideal salesman. Willy also believe that if your self confidence was high, then
you would become a successful person. This is why he would always tell his son, Biff
how good looking, and smart he was.
Willy was destroyed by multiple things in his life. First of all, he had the wrong
dreams. All of them were superficial and never led him to any success in his life. Willys
desire for success was very strong and he was extremely stubborn. He never changed his
dreams. Just because he thought them at one point in his life doesnt mean that they
should. People change, and their dreams should to. Willy was also unfaithful to his wife,
Linda. Biff caught him and Miss Francis “in the act”, which caused Biff to lose almost all
respect for his dad. Willy lied quite often to help him achieve success. He got to the point
when