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Death of a Salesman4

a conversation with Willy. Merely joking around, Charley makes a few comments which Willy takes great offense too and beings insulting Charley and telling him to put his hands up as if to fight. Willy's arrogance shows it's face once again when Willy is talking to Biff about his meeting with Oliver. Completely ignoring what Biff is saying, Willy goes on about how good of a kid Biff is and how impressive he is. Though not directly insulting, Willy ignores what his son has to say and goes off on his own tangents, losing the respect of the reader. Willy then ends up in another flashback in the bathroom of the restaurant where he met Happy and Biff for dinner. The most disgusting part of Willy is revealed here. Biff walks in on Willy and his woman friend whom hes had a secret relationship with. Willy attempts to cover it up and when that doesn't work he orders Biff around and shows how bad of a person he can be.Willy wasn't all bad, he was just a confused man with alot of problems. His problems begin with not being able to make it to Yonkers on his trip around New England. Willy's has been on the road most of the time for thirty four years. Hes physically and mentally drained. The reader cant help but sympathize with Willy as no one wants to end up in the position hes in. Willy has to borrow money from his next door neighbor to make ends meet, he makes trips all around New England and cant sell a single thing, and his relationship with his family is distant and almost non-existent. Though Willy tries to be there for his family hes too arrogant and too much of a dreamer to be of much help. Willy's random flashbacks also gain him sympathy, as they happen during real-time and in the presence of other people. His brother Ben, for example, appears in the middle of a card game with Charley. Willy cant distinguish his fantasy with reality and is having two conversations at once. Willy's mixed relationship with Biff gains him the readers sympathy a...

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