Death Of A Salesman Willy Character Analysis

In death of a salesman by Arthur Miller, one of the characters works as a salesman who appears to be insecure. Willy the salesman lies to those around him in order to feel emotionally better about his insecurities. Willy looks for anything that will emotionally keep him stable while suppressing his insecurities, which leads him to excessively lie to others. Ultimately he is looking for a means to escape his failures in life. Later towards the middle of the story Willy fails to remember or would rather not remember that he cheated on his wife. Willy’s extreme arrogance disguises his true faults, such as his anxiety. In excerpt A, Willy quotes by saying, “how can he find himself on a farm? A farmhand?” Willy describes the disappointment he