How Does Death Of A Salesman Relate To People's Life
Most books that we read in high school are read due to the style they were written in and because they are iconic books in american literature, but they often do not relate to our lives. However, Death of a Salesman is different, it is a book that is read because it is relevant to people's lives. The book follows the Loman family which consists of Willy and Linda, the parents of Happy and Biff. Willy is a salesman who has recently been struggling with his job and talking to himself. Willy talks to himself more when his son Biff is around. Willy always thought Biff would be incredibly successful since he was well liked, so Willy is unable to come to terms with Biff’s lack of success. The audience also sees Happy and Biff’s perceptions of Willy. While Happy idolizes Willy, Biff seems to have some resentment towards him. The main reason Biff resents Willy is that he caught Willy having an affair.
Ultimately Biff ends up blaming his father for his failure. This happens soon after Willy was fired from his job, which was practically all he had left in his life, and Biff was denied a loan that would have given him a business opportunity. Willy realizes that Biff has always loved him and he feels guilty for what he did to Biff. Feeling guilty for …show more content…
For example, Willy thinks of himself as an incredibly successful salesman and cannot come to terms with the fact that he is average. That is best shown when Biff says, “Pop! I’m a dime a dozen, and so are you!” (132) and Willy responds with, “I am not a dime a dozen! I am Willy Loman, and you are Biff Loman.” (132) Unlike Willy, Biff is able to come to terms with his lack of success which is shown when he says, “Pop, I’m nothing! I’m nothing, Pop. . . I’m just what I am, that’s all.” (133) This is a real world issue because while many people have big dreams they are often difficult to achieve and are not
Ultimately Biff ends up blaming his father for his failure. This happens soon after Willy was fired from his job, which was practically all he had left in his life, and Biff was denied a loan that would have given him a business opportunity. Willy realizes that Biff has always loved him and he feels guilty for what he did to Biff. Feeling guilty for …show more content…
For example, Willy thinks of himself as an incredibly successful salesman and cannot come to terms with the fact that he is average. That is best shown when Biff says, “Pop! I’m a dime a dozen, and so are you!” (132) and Willy responds with, “I am not a dime a dozen! I am Willy Loman, and you are Biff Loman.” (132) Unlike Willy, Biff is able to come to terms with his lack of success which is shown when he says, “Pop, I’m nothing! I’m nothing, Pop. . . I’m just what I am, that’s all.” (133) This is a real world issue because while many people have big dreams they are often difficult to achieve and are not