In 'Death of a Salesman' by Arthur Miller found in Perrine's Literature Structure, Sound, and Sense by Thomas R. Arp, and Greg Johnson on page 1545, Willy Loman is a man whose fall from the top of the capitalistic totem pole results in a resounding crash, both literally and metaphorically. As a man engulfed in the memories of the past and controlled by his fears of the future, Willy Loman views himself as a victim of bad luck, having little blame for all of his downfalls. However, it was not an ill-fated destiny that drove Willy to make his own life worse as well as the lives of those he loved, it was his distorted set of values.
If Willy Loman had valued the important things in life instead of the pleasures of life, he would have considered himself rich in his later years, feeling grateful to have a wife and two sons that loved him.…
