attemptsand Willy denies everything. He tells Biff that he did not get any money from Oliver andhas no hope go get any money. He accuses Willy of not know who he really is. However,after this, Biff cries and leaves. Willy realizes that Biff loves him and decides to celebrateby killing himself by crashing the car which would give his family twenty-thousand dollarin life insurance. No one but his family and Charley goes to his funeral. In both of thesefamilies, with different values, one leads to success and the other leads to failure. First of all, in America, education is very important to succeed. The Loman familydoesnt have concern with there sons education, especially Biff. Throughout their livesWilly devotes himself to coaching them, almost like an older teammate, in the techniquesfor winning the striving game. He stresses those tactics he believes to be the keys toachievement: popularity, congeniality, physical powers, and attractiveness. Willy nevertells the boys they need skill, he sedulously encourages them. An example would be whenwhen Willy says, Thats why I thank Almighty God youre both built like Adonises.Because the man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who createspersonal interest, is the man who gets ahead. (Act One, page 33) Charleys familyexemplifies conformity accepting both the goal of success and the approved routes to itsattainment. To Charley the value he places on education is more and more often the pathto occupational achievement. Bernard learns his lessons well; he is groomed by the schoolsystem. Bernard is the symbolic import of his career, the meaning of appearing as alawyer before the Supreme Court. The scene between Bernard and Willy in Charleysoffice and the ensuing conversation Willy has with Charley underline again the distinctionsbetween a fulfilling and an unfulfilling conformity. We have the contrast of charm vs.competence, seeming vs. doing:WILLY: The Supreme Court! ...
