Death Of A Salesman: Willy's Suicide Is His Downfall

Part I of Essay
In the drama Death of a Salesman by Author Miller the main character, Willy Loman, is a struggling salesman who prosontifies the true definition of a domestic tragic hero. A domestic tragic hero is an ordinary man, who has good qualities, but has several fatal flaws. Exa ....

Part II of Essay
.... being successful. He does not understand that the “key” is to work hard to get what you want in life. His false values showed again when Biff stole a football from school and a whole case of them at the sporting goods store were he worked. Willy’s motto was that biff didn’t mean any harm. Willy even laughed when the boys stole lumber from a construction sight nearby. This proves that Willy is passing his false values to his sons. Secondly, Willy is a dishonest man. Willy tries to get Bernard to let Biff cheat off of him on a math tes ....