In the play “Death of a Salesman” Willy Loman goes through a journey in which he has his American dream come crumbling down on him due to his obstructed perspective on the world around him. His sons come home to visit and that is where it is seen that Willy has put all his faith in Biff to be an Adonis and how it has affected Biff and Happy to believe that they are above everyone else. Throughout the play, Willy contradicts himself saying “Biff is a lazy bum” (Miller) one moment and “There’s one thing about Biff – he’s not lazy” (Miller) another; this is a clear sign of his dementia. Another sign of his lunatic behavior is his flashbacks he has of when his boys were young and thought the world of him – this was his American Dream. He lived
