Success In Arthur Miller's Death Of A Salesman
What is Success?
There are many situations in life where we have to learn from mistakes. Sometimes we make the mistakes, but also sometimes other people make the mistakes. My friend Willy, makes many mistakes that we can learn from. He does not listen well, he compares his life to others, and he is not realistic with his goals. Willy’s biggest mistake is that he is too prideful and it prevents him from taking a job which would help him support his family. All of Willy’s mistakes stem from his distorted idea that we have to be well-known in order to be successful. It is important that we come up with a realistic idea of success and do not fall prey to ideas such as Willy’s.
Willy has a senseless view on success and does not realize that is …show more content…
This idea clouds his mind and is the catalyst to other mistakes Willy makes in his life. Willy is unable to provide for his family as a salesman because he is paid a very low wage, but he continues to pretend that he is very successful in his firm. Willy’s brother Ben told me he that Willy told him, “Business is bad, it’s murderous. But not for me, of course” (Act 1) Willy’s former boss has also told me that Willy tried to convince him that Willy “averaged a hundred and seventy dollars a week in commissions” (Act 2). Willy is convinced his sales are so remarkable that he fails to realize he is obviously not doing well enough in his job to support his family. Willy also tries to force his ideas of success on his children which causes conflict within his household. Biff, Willy’s son, does not want to be a salesman, but instead, wants to work on a farm. Willy does not believe that a man can be successful on a farm when in reality he would be able to provide for his family better than he is now if he did a more physically demanding job. Willy’s idea of success also gives him a false sense of pride. Willy is too prideful to take a job from his friend Charlie even though he constantly asks to borrow money to pay
There are many situations in life where we have to learn from mistakes. Sometimes we make the mistakes, but also sometimes other people make the mistakes. My friend Willy, makes many mistakes that we can learn from. He does not listen well, he compares his life to others, and he is not realistic with his goals. Willy’s biggest mistake is that he is too prideful and it prevents him from taking a job which would help him support his family. All of Willy’s mistakes stem from his distorted idea that we have to be well-known in order to be successful. It is important that we come up with a realistic idea of success and do not fall prey to ideas such as Willy’s.
Willy has a senseless view on success and does not realize that is …show more content…
This idea clouds his mind and is the catalyst to other mistakes Willy makes in his life. Willy is unable to provide for his family as a salesman because he is paid a very low wage, but he continues to pretend that he is very successful in his firm. Willy’s brother Ben told me he that Willy told him, “Business is bad, it’s murderous. But not for me, of course” (Act 1) Willy’s former boss has also told me that Willy tried to convince him that Willy “averaged a hundred and seventy dollars a week in commissions” (Act 2). Willy is convinced his sales are so remarkable that he fails to realize he is obviously not doing well enough in his job to support his family. Willy also tries to force his ideas of success on his children which causes conflict within his household. Biff, Willy’s son, does not want to be a salesman, but instead, wants to work on a farm. Willy does not believe that a man can be successful on a farm when in reality he would be able to provide for his family better than he is now if he did a more physically demanding job. Willy’s idea of success also gives him a false sense of pride. Willy is too prideful to take a job from his friend Charlie even though he constantly asks to borrow money to pay