Dicriptive Esay - the Downfall of Willy Loman

The Downfall of Willy Loman

Summary: A one and a half page paper that looks at how the downfall of Willy led to the destruction of himself and how his family perpetuated it.

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In Arthur Miller's play Death of a Salesman, the downfall of the lead character - Willy - and the destruction of his family was enabled by his delusions that were perpetuated by his family. Willy's delusions focused around his success and the success of his two sons, Biff and Happy.

Downfall Of Willy Loman

Willy Loman is responsible for his own downfall. Willy finds his

own hero and tries to become the hero in his own existence. Willy tries to

become a very successful businessman, at the start of his career he thinks

that no one can tell him what to. Willy is not good with people, he is

good with his hands, he is not a good salesman and he chooses the wrong

career. Willy often makes up stories or changes the stories he knows

because he cannot face the truth of his life that he has not accomplished

as much as he has planned. Willy's downfall is his own doing which is

brought about by his unrealistic dreams, his pride, his career choice and

his failure to manage life's problems.

Willy, at a young age, noticed an old salesman who worked at an age

of 80 and