Willy Loman is sixty-three years old and it's not happy with his life. His actions toward his family and toward himself don't show an emotionally stable man. He has been a series of accidents where he seems to of loss of consciousness behind the wheel. A lot of the things he says to his family have contradictory statements soon after his initial. The lapses he is going though will affect the whole of the story. As with old age delirious thoughts can plague his mind and possibly causing his end.
“Biff Loman is lost. In the greatest country in the world a young man with such personal attractiveness, gets lost. And such a hard worker. There's one thing about Biff he's not lazy.”pg.6
Willy holds the idealism that is the American Dream. This being that bring well like, a strong work ethic, and a stable family will help whomever to rise to prosperity. In a memory of 15 years earlier, Willy seen himself as not good enough. He has a supporting wife with him and because of the lack of success he had in his prime he wants to live it through his sons, but mostly his first born Biff. Biff Loman is thirty-year old and hasn't amounted to much. Minutes earlier from the quote above, Willy had called Biff a lazy bum. He has lived up to the expectations his father had set for him and before entering Act II he is going to actually try and be what his father had wanted him to be. Biff’s demeanor heading in is not positive. Do you think Biff can get the job, he would prosper in his career?
Biff needs a more positive attitude into getting a new job. With a more encouraging attitude you'll be able to become more successful.
ReplyDeleteI believe that Biff would end up getting the job but in order for him to do that he would have to create expectations and goals for himself. He should not have to think that his father's ideals are the best and let himself succumb to the pressure that his father is giving him because both of them believe that they aren't doing well.
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