In reviewing the play, I do believe Willy Loman was somewhat responsible for what became of him of his desire to be or to keep up with the Joneses obsession as well as the social and cultural environment in which Willy lived in. Throughout the play, it displayed Willy to crave attention and the want to be respected by all, which was what he thought was the way to be successful, was to be well-liked (Kirszner & Mandell, 2012). However, it seemed as if Willy did not have many friends nor respect from others because at his funeral Linda questions why no one showed up to Willy’s funeral. There were many times when Willy would think about the times when he was a good salesman, but he compared his success to other salesmen as well as his brother’s
