|
|
Success
Apr 1, 2013 10:34:23 GMT -5
Post by katieel116 on Apr 1, 2013 10:34:23 GMT -5
Should Willie have been more focused on keeping a more simple life where he was honest with himself and family? Is that the true value of success? Is Willie’s version of success, that solely focuses on being well liked, what made his life so strenuous and why he felt the need to continuously talk a bigger game than he was? In essence was it Willies high goal of being well liked by everyone that made him most unsuccessful?
|
|
|
|
Success
Apr 11, 2013 23:15:50 GMT -5
Post by clarele112 on Apr 11, 2013 23:15:50 GMT -5
It is true that Willy is very concerned about being "well liked." Willy believes that having a good personality will lead to success in life. That's what he told his sons since they were young. However, in the real world where money always comes first, being well liked by others does seem that crucial. Even though Biff is more well liked by others that Bernard, Biff leads an "unsuccessful" life while Bernard becomes very successful as an attorney. Willy's belief is not true in the business world even though it is idealistic. His obsession of being liked leads to his downfall because "He's a man way out there in blue, riding on a smile and a shoeshine. And when they start not smiling back - that's an earthquake" (111).
|
|
|
|
Success
Apr 14, 2013 11:14:25 GMT -5
Post by patrickha112 on Apr 14, 2013 11:14:25 GMT -5
I believe that it was Willy's lack of realization of his true skills that made him unsuccessful. It is true that he over emphasized the importance of being well liked, but he was trying to be well liked in a world that he did not have skills for. At his funeral Linda recalls that "He was so wonderful with his hands" (110). If Willy could have realized his true skills he would have been more successful emotionally and monetarily. WIlly was unsuccessful emotionally because of he became stuck in the more hopeful past due to the upsetting present.
|
|
