A definition of madness is the mental delusion or the eccentric behavior arising from it. A quote by a famous poet named Emily Dickinson says: “ Much of madness is divinest Sense- to a discerning Eye-” and I think this means that what is sometimes declared as “madness” or crazy is actually the most knowledgeable kind of sanity. In the play Death of a Salesman one of the main character’s name is Willy. Willy is the type of person who’s life is consumed with his desire for success, he craves attention and to be respected by everyone and it ends up driving him into madness.
As you read the play you learn that Willy is neither successful nor very well respected. Willy has two children, Biff and Happy. He also has a wife, Linda. Willy and Biff …show more content…
Like any father, Willy of course wants to provide a perfect life for his family and for his children to grow up and be wealthy and have great jobs so it is understandable that he spends so much of his life focusing on only that and trying to achieve it. Willy’s desire to be successful and for his son’s to respect him literally consumes his entire life. He cares nothing about if they love him, his only concern is if they respect him. Willy imagines himself being a monumental salesman in his head but it is all just fantasy and soon Biff begins to realize that. When Biff learns of Willy’s affair is when Willy starts to think his son’s will never respect him, although it is untrue. Biff still cares what his father thinks about him. Biff tells Willy that they are "a dime a dozen" (1557). Willy cannot handle the thought of just being average which is what drives him crazy about his work. His affair on his wife eats away at him and I think this is another reason he wants to do things like pay off the house to make it up to her even though she doesn’t even know about the affair and he will never admit it to
As you read the play you learn that Willy is neither successful nor very well respected. Willy has two children, Biff and Happy. He also has a wife, Linda. Willy and Biff …show more content…
Like any father, Willy of course wants to provide a perfect life for his family and for his children to grow up and be wealthy and have great jobs so it is understandable that he spends so much of his life focusing on only that and trying to achieve it. Willy’s desire to be successful and for his son’s to respect him literally consumes his entire life. He cares nothing about if they love him, his only concern is if they respect him. Willy imagines himself being a monumental salesman in his head but it is all just fantasy and soon Biff begins to realize that. When Biff learns of Willy’s affair is when Willy starts to think his son’s will never respect him, although it is untrue. Biff still cares what his father thinks about him. Biff tells Willy that they are "a dime a dozen" (1557). Willy cannot handle the thought of just being average which is what drives him crazy about his work. His affair on his wife eats away at him and I think this is another reason he wants to do things like pay off the house to make it up to her even though she doesn’t even know about the affair and he will never admit it to