In “The Death of a Salesman” Willy Loman continuously refuses to accept reality that things aren’t as good as he thinks they are and instead tries to hide himself in his past memories of the good times that he has experienced. His children, Biff and Happy, seemingly follow in his footsteps in this denial, and go right along with him in denying this reality that is clearly right in front of all of their faces. The only one in the family that seems to recognize the denial, yet still follows suit in order to preserve Willy’s emotional state of mind. Everyone in the Loman family is either in denial, or is allowing the cycle of denial to continue even though they realize what is going on.
