s village by throwing Amalinze the Cat. Amalinze was the great wrestler who for seven years was unbeaten..." (Achebe, Things... 5). At times, he was very unhappy, and that's why he kills himself at the end of the book, for he had tried to evaluate himself, which exposed to himself that he had failed at what he wanted in life.
             Willy Loman wasn't so much of a tragic hero as Okonkwo was, because Willy had never been of noble status. Willy, however, wanted his life to be perfect, both for him, and his two sons, Biff and Happy. He focused on how his brother, Ben was successful, and tried to use that to motivate his son, Biff to become successful. "The man knew what he wanted and went out and got it! Walked into a jungle, and comes out, the age of twenty-one, and he's rich! The world is an oyster, but you don't crack it open on a mattress!" (Miller, Death... 41). This is contradictory, for Willy seems to be the one who needs a talking-to about becoming successful. Willy was obsessed with the American Dream, which he had lived in a way, for he had appliances, a family, a house, a car, etc., but he pretended like he was successful, which he was not at all. He was afraid to admit this, but at the end of the play Death of a Salesman, he killed himself, which shows a partial discovery of truth. He had failed to admit his personal fa
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