In the Death of a Salesman, all of the main characters lie for all different kinds of reasons. Willy Loman is the first character that lies at the beginning of the scene and continues to lie throughout the book. Willy often lies in exaggeration to make himself look more likable and successful than he really is. For an example, Willy continually mentions that everyone likes and needs him. He acts as if everyone is dependent on him and every time someone sees him it's like they are watching a celebrity stroll down the streets. In reality, this does not happen to Willy because no one really knows about him and for that matter, no one really cares about him at all, except for the Loman family and Charley. To prove that he was not well known, nobody
