Comparisons of Willy Loman to ourselves
Willy Lowman is a character that most anyone can identify with. ... Willy thinks that success is not what you know, but who he knows and how well he is liked. ... In addition Willy sees the world changing, and his own inability to change with it, will seal his fate. He misses the open land and the smell of flowers in the summer, the pollution and high rise apartments add to Willy lies dismal existence. ... Willy Loman is finding himself less and less capable. He dreams of making it big and has visions of Uncle Ben who gives him advice on how to get rich, but never the kind of advice Willy wants to hear. Willy is concerned about his image. ... Willy wants his sons to be better off and more successful than him, but he has already corrupted them, and they too claim achievements well beyond reality.