There are many different kinds of people living in our society today. When looking at someone who seems to have no concept of what is going on around them, a person cannot help but sympathize for them. It is hard to tell weather
these people are thriving for attention or are unfortunately mentally unstable. It is sad to see a person with so much potential never learn how to use it. This occurs in "Death Of A Salesman", by Arthur Miller. Willy Loman was a man with
high hopes and dreams for his children as well as himself. However, these dreams caused him many problems throughout his life, that in the end drove him to his death.
Willy never seemed to have much direction in his life. He never became that big salesman that he had considered himself to be. Many people including Biff believed that Willy had the "wrong dreams" all his life and that caused
him to ruin the Loman family. However, Charley agrees that "nobody dost blame this man." I agree with Biff and believe that it was Willy's fault because, he himself never even knew who he was. Biff was the only one who really understood
his father and that being a salesman was not really what he was cut out to be. Willy had many other opportunities to make money and was offered several jobs by his brother Ben and his friend Charley. He refused to take these jobs because during this day and age everyone wanted to live the "American Dream", which was to have a family who respected you , to be a well-liked salesman and to own a home and an automobile. It turned out that he was a very selfish, foolish man who had many self beliefs that drove him to
become insane, which caused him to take his own life.
Another reason I think Biff blames Willy for the wrong dreams is because, he failed to be a role model for Biff while growing up. Willy did however, encourage his kids but at the same time he acted more as a
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