Human Landscape Willy

The main character in Arthur Miller’s “Death of a Salesman” is an old salesman that goes by the name Willy Loman. Willy is sometimes considered a tragic hero, a protagonist that is the “highest point in the human landscape”. While the audience may not consider him to be the “highest point in the human landscape”, some of the characters within the play, such as his family, do. Willy suffers from depression, anxiety, and hallucinations as a result of his delusions of what it means to be successful. Consequently, his family also have the same mindset about success and therefore suffer as well. Willy wants to become successful enough to die the “death of a salesman”, being “well liked” and respected. As time goes on he, however, he becomes