Happy, and even Linda, also betray Willy out of a kind impulse to not shake him out of his illusions, which forces Willy's fragile mind to deal alone with the growing discrepancy between his dreams and his life. ![]() The link between love and betrayal is present throughout the play: part of Biff's revelation at the play's end is that Willy has betrayed him by encouraging him to settle for nothing less than greatness, thus making the compromises of the real world impossibly difficult. He doesn't see that his love, not material items, is the primary thing Linda needs from him. He is proud of being able to sell himself to her, and this feeling turns to shame only when he sees that by giving stockings to The Woman rather than Linda, he is sabotaging his role as a provider. And the funny thing is that you’re a salesman, and you don’t know that. As they try to fall asleep, Biff shares with Happy his own version of the American Dreamowning a ranch out West. The only thing you got in this world is what you can sell. HAPPY, avidly: The Loman Brothers, eh Biff and Happy, the two grown sons of Willy and Linda Loman, are visiting their parents and sleeping in their old bedroom. You named him Howard, but you can’t sell that. Time and again, he wants to make sure his boys are well-liked and popular. Willy, when’re you gonna realize that them things don’t mean anything. Willy believes that charming personality, and not necessarily hard work and innovation, is the key to success. Death of a Salesman is a 1949 stage play written by American playwright Arthur Miller.The play premiered on Broadway in February 1949, running for 742 performances. The Woman, with whom Willy cheats on Linda, is able to feed Willy's salesman ego by "liking" him. To the protagonist of 'Death of a Salesman,' the American Dream is the ability to become prosperous by mere charisma. This quote is talking about how Willy and Biff are not just normal people, but that they are. The tragedy of Willy's death comes about because of his inability to distinguish between his value as an economic resource and his identity as a human being. I am Willy Loman, and you are Biff Loman - Willy Act Two pg. Willy takes his brothers words to mean he is teaching his boys right and they will be as successful as he hopes they will be. Inspired by his love for his family, Willy ironically abandons them (just as he himself was abandoned by his father when he was three).
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