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Death Of A Salesman - Analysis Of The Character Willy

        Charley says something in Arthur Millers Death of a Salesman
that sums up Willys whole life. He asks him, "When the hell are you
going to grow up?"   Willys spends his entire life in an illusion.   He
sees himself as a great man that is popular and successful.   Willy
exhibits many childlike qualities.   Many of these qualities have an
impact on Willys family.   His two sons Biff and Happy pick up this
behavior from their father.   He is idealistic, stubborn, and he has a
false sense of his importance in the world.
       
        Willy is like an impetuous youngster with high ideals and high
hopes.   Children always have high hopes for their future.   They all
want to be astronauts or millionaires.   Willy always believes he can
achieve that kind of success.   He never lets go of his wasted life.  
He dreams of being the man who does all of his business out of his
house and dying a rich and successful man.   Furthermore, Willy also
dreams of moving to Alaska where he could work with his hands and be a
real man.   Biff and Happy follow in their fathers footsteps in their
lofty dreams and unrealistic goals.   Biff wastes his life being a
thief and a loner; furthermore, Biff, along with happy try to conjure
up a crazy idea of putting on a sporting goods exhibition. The problem
with Willy is that he never grows up and deals with his obstacles.
        Willy is also a very stubborn man.   He is like a little child
that wants to do something their way even though they know that
another option would be the wiser choice.   Charley practically sets a
potential job into Willys lap and he refuses it.   Willy just was
fired and needed a job.   He refuses one.   Willy is too stubborn to let
go of his old job and take a new one.   He still believes that he is at
the top of his profession.   When Willy does not get his way he acts
just as a child would.   He has tantrums such as when he basically
challenged Charley to a fight after...