Willy Loman is an overworked and underpaid salesman who is confused about his life and the life of his sons. Willy has been a salesman for many years, but is still working ridiculous hours for pay as low as seventy dollars weekly. Being a father, Willy is concerned for his sons. He Biff and Happy to be successful in life and thinks that the only way of doing so is by being manly, or masculine. Biff, according to Willy, is an attractive man who should be going to great lengths because of his good looks. He applauds the fact that women throw themselves at him, which he shouldn’t do. I don’t think Willy is teaching his sons valuable life lessons that will truly help them succeed. He is trying to get his sons to be arrogant and proud although they don’t have much to be proud of. He should be teaching his sons to strive for accomplishing their dreams, whatever they may be. Willy is trying hard too get his sons to live the life he wanted to live.
Willy’s inconsistency shows us that he is unsure about his own life. He doesn’t truly believe that what he is doing with his life is what he really wants or that he will never surely succeed. Willy also seems to become senile. He doesn’t understand the extent to which his actions impede his success. Willy doesn’t see the entirety of his life; his sons failing just like him. As for Linda, she puts aside Willy’s problems. She doesn’t acknowledge the problems Willy is having such as dazing off mid driving. Linda harms Willy because she lets everything that happens with Willy happen. She doesn’t try to stop him or to really convince him otherwise of his decisions. She’s a pushover, which is not what Willy needs. He needs someone strong and willing to tell him that he is going to drive himself off the brim.
