He measured success in how many people you knew not what your grades are. In one breath Willy would say that Biff is lazy and then in the next say hes not. A perfect example of this is when Willy says, Biff is a lazy bum! (16). It is actually chilling at times what he says. To Willy, Happy was not a success and he always thought that Biff was superior to Happy. Even though Happy has a good job and gets all of the women, Willy still doesnt care for Happy. Happy is a womanizer and he gets this from his father. Happy uses women just as his father does to the woman. On page 31 Willy says, You and Hap and I This summer, Heh? (31) This is perhaps the one time Willy is going to make peace with Happy and Biff. It is scary that there are fathers just like Willy out there throughout the world.Lastly, Willy has a very bad problem of lying to his wife. Most of the time it is about money and how much he makes. He tells her that he makes all this money but in actuality its nothing. Not even enough to pay the bills. Willy says, Well I- I did whole trip. (35) Linda however, still makes excuses for him and smoothes things over, just as Willy does for Biff. Willy also never tells Linda about the woman in Boston. To him its not important and thinks that if things stay the same everything will be okay. He also lies about Biff to her. She doesnt even know the truth about her own son. Also, he contradicts what he says to her. Linda says, And Willy take lunch. (18) These are prime examples of whats wrong with the family. In conclusion, Willy is a static character. He remains the same throughout the whole play. Which once again means that he is a static character, which means that his attitude doesnt change throughout the course of the story. His instable mind, inability to care for his children properly, and his constant lying all contribute to him being a static character. Although sometimes he has subtle changes Will still sticks to h...
