How Does Willy Make His Own Choices In Death Of A Salesman
Destiny Choices
Sometimes life throws you a curve ball. Willy Loman, the main character of the Death of a Salesman, experienced both the ups and downs of life. His life wasn’t how he expected it to be. Willy focused on becoming well-liked and well-known, and for a while things seemed to be going his way. But in reality as he got on in years, people no longer appeared to cared. Therefore Willy took that too personally into heart. He couldn’t handle the pressure. His reaction affected those around him like his relationship with his son, Biff, and his whole outlook on life. Willy’s life illustrated how weak he was by the way he took his life. In the beginning, Willy and Biff had a wonderful father and son relationship, but one day it all changed. Biff was an uprising football player in his school with only balls in his mind not school work, so it wasn’t a surprise when he wasn’t able to graduate because he flunked math. Biff, faced with a summer school option, traveled to see his father to get his assistance when he caught his father in the act of adultery with another woman. Not only did …show more content…
He dwelled too much in the past. He became blind to the future. It was true that as the years went by, he experienced more difficulty in life. His sons didn’t exactly achieve to what he’d imagined them to. Leaving the responsibility of paying all the bills on him. He could barely make ends meet. Then he suddenly lost his job after putting 34 hardworking years into the company. Willy felt lost, discouraged and devastated. Willy had an opportunity for employment for a friend of his, but his pride prevented him from accepting the generous offer. Depressed, he returned home in utter defeat. He didn’t see a life outside of being a salesman; he refuse to give anything else a try. Also he believed that he was too old to start
Sometimes life throws you a curve ball. Willy Loman, the main character of the Death of a Salesman, experienced both the ups and downs of life. His life wasn’t how he expected it to be. Willy focused on becoming well-liked and well-known, and for a while things seemed to be going his way. But in reality as he got on in years, people no longer appeared to cared. Therefore Willy took that too personally into heart. He couldn’t handle the pressure. His reaction affected those around him like his relationship with his son, Biff, and his whole outlook on life. Willy’s life illustrated how weak he was by the way he took his life. In the beginning, Willy and Biff had a wonderful father and son relationship, but one day it all changed. Biff was an uprising football player in his school with only balls in his mind not school work, so it wasn’t a surprise when he wasn’t able to graduate because he flunked math. Biff, faced with a summer school option, traveled to see his father to get his assistance when he caught his father in the act of adultery with another woman. Not only did …show more content…
He dwelled too much in the past. He became blind to the future. It was true that as the years went by, he experienced more difficulty in life. His sons didn’t exactly achieve to what he’d imagined them to. Leaving the responsibility of paying all the bills on him. He could barely make ends meet. Then he suddenly lost his job after putting 34 hardworking years into the company. Willy felt lost, discouraged and devastated. Willy had an opportunity for employment for a friend of his, but his pride prevented him from accepting the generous offer. Depressed, he returned home in utter defeat. He didn’t see a life outside of being a salesman; he refuse to give anything else a try. Also he believed that he was too old to start