Aiden Searles
Blog #1
From reading "Death of a Salesman", I came across a few different themes throughout the story. One important theme is betrayal. Willy feels betrayed by Biff when he doesn't follow in his footsteps. Biff is unsure of what he is doing and due to that, he isn't going the way Willy wants him to. Willy takes Biff's rejection as an insult, and cannot see why Biff won't make the "right" decision of being a business man. Biff may feel this way because of Willy's betrayal to Linda with his affair. Willy doesn't realize he is betraying Linda. His business attitude of only being happy when he sells himself to someone is only destroying his life. it is destroying the connection he has with his family. Despite Willy's fear of betrayal, he is betraying everyone around him, and he is too narrow minded to notice it. Willy has always encouraged Biff to never settle for less than greatness and this causes Biff to have such difficulty, adapting to the real world actions. Betrayal occurs throughout the whole story but the most tragic betrayal is when Willy loses his job, which then causes Willy to lose himself. Willy cannot be the same man who he always was by not being a business man.
I chose the theme of abandonment which I feel ties together with the theme of betrayal. Willy was abandoned by many people which in result makes him feel betrayed. Willy was abandoned by his son Biff because he committed adultery which is why he feels betrayed. Also i feel that Biff made the right decision on leaving rather than staying with Willy.
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