It affects Willy a lot, mostly in his hallucinations. He is imagining a past where his sons love him and are happy for their father's success. They want to be driven and be good businessmen like their father. This parallels to the American Dream because in this time period, everybody wanted to be successful. If you were wealthy and had a good job and a good family life than you had it all. This is only found in the idealized memories and not in Willy and his family's real life. "Happy:We'll carry your bags, Pop! Willy: Oh won't that be something! Me comin' into the Boston stores with you boys carryin' my bags. What a sensation!" (19).
This quote shows just how willing the sons are to help their father in these past memories, whereas in real life they always seem irritated or dissapointed in him. "Biff: [about Willy] That selfish, stupid..." (15).
In the past, the characters were naive to the hard work that "The American Dream" requires. This effects Willy a lot because his actual life is now drastically different from the life he wishes for himself, as shown in his dreams. This also effects his relationships with his family, because they are still somewhat naive to how difficult it is to thrive in the world they live in. "You're too accommodating dear" (5).
It affects Willy a lot, mostly in his hallucinations. He is imagining a past where his sons love him and are happy for their father's success. They want to be driven and be good businessmen like their father. This parallels to the American Dream because in this time period, everybody wanted to be successful. If you were wealthy and had a good job and a good family life than you had it all. This is only found in the idealized memories and not in Willy and his family's real life.
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Willy: Oh won't that be something! Me comin' into the Boston stores with you boys carryin' my bags. What a sensation!" (19).
This quote shows just how willing the sons are to help their father in these past memories, whereas in real life they always seem irritated or dissapointed in him.
"Biff: [about Willy] That selfish, stupid..." (15).
In the past, the characters were naive to the hard work that "The American Dream" requires. This effects Willy a lot because his actual life is now drastically different from the life he wishes for himself, as shown in his dreams. This also effects his relationships with his family, because they are still somewhat naive to how difficult it is to thrive in the world they live in. "You're too accommodating dear" (5).
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