What Role Does Boy Willie Play In Achieving The American Dream
Nikko Araujo
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
The Road to Achieving the American Dream
When it comes to Willy Loman from “Death of a Salesman” and Boy Willie from the “Piano Lesson” it is no secret that these two main characters have a very unique personality. They both seem to be very headstrong and demanding whenever they wanted to get something done. They are good examples of representative and quintessential characters because they are ordinary people, and they also embody an entire group. These characters were very entertaining to watch, and I really enjoyed seeing how they would try to achieve their goal whenever they had their mind set on something. These two men would go through anything and anyone to achieve the American Dream, that is …show more content…
He has a few similar traits to Willy Loman. They are both loud, funny, and they both seem to want the same thing in life, which is to achieve the American Dream. These two characters are men that do not make a lot of money, but they have this imagination that they will eventually be rich one day. Boy Willie’s super objective from the beginning of the play to the end is to sell the piano that is in his sister Berniece’s house. The reason why he wants to sell the piano so bad is because he wants to use the money to buy the land his ancestors once worked as slaves on. I believe that Boy Willie is so passionate about owning this land because he would feel a sense of accomplishment. Another reason why I think that Boy Willie wants to buy the land is because he knows how much pain and suffering his ancestors went through, so that one day he can be alive and succeed.
Throughout the whole story Boy Willie and his friend Lymon try to persuade Berniece to let them sell it, but she won’t let them. Boy Willie is so determined to finally reach the American Dream that he attempts to steal the piano multiple times. This really made many of the other characters dislike him and it brought a lot of controversy inside of the household. The main character that did not like Boy Willie was Berniece because she felt like he was being greedy and did not care about the history that the piano
Monday, April 22nd, 2013
The Road to Achieving the American Dream
When it comes to Willy Loman from “Death of a Salesman” and Boy Willie from the “Piano Lesson” it is no secret that these two main characters have a very unique personality. They both seem to be very headstrong and demanding whenever they wanted to get something done. They are good examples of representative and quintessential characters because they are ordinary people, and they also embody an entire group. These characters were very entertaining to watch, and I really enjoyed seeing how they would try to achieve their goal whenever they had their mind set on something. These two men would go through anything and anyone to achieve the American Dream, that is …show more content…
He has a few similar traits to Willy Loman. They are both loud, funny, and they both seem to want the same thing in life, which is to achieve the American Dream. These two characters are men that do not make a lot of money, but they have this imagination that they will eventually be rich one day. Boy Willie’s super objective from the beginning of the play to the end is to sell the piano that is in his sister Berniece’s house. The reason why he wants to sell the piano so bad is because he wants to use the money to buy the land his ancestors once worked as slaves on. I believe that Boy Willie is so passionate about owning this land because he would feel a sense of accomplishment. Another reason why I think that Boy Willie wants to buy the land is because he knows how much pain and suffering his ancestors went through, so that one day he can be alive and succeed.
Throughout the whole story Boy Willie and his friend Lymon try to persuade Berniece to let them sell it, but she won’t let them. Boy Willie is so determined to finally reach the American Dream that he attempts to steal the piano multiple times. This really made many of the other characters dislike him and it brought a lot of controversy inside of the household. The main character that did not like Boy Willie was Berniece because she felt like he was being greedy and did not care about the history that the piano