Happy Loman And A Salesman Comparison

The great writer Arthur Miller presented the typical life of any man or person trying to live the American dream either for themselves and or their family. Miller also described the many faces of conflicts between siblings and parents as life sends adversity there way. So many things can cause a family to look at their differences when calamity strikes one’s home. This is a perfect example of the Loman home. The two sons of Linda and Willy Loman, Biff Loman and Happy Loman demonstrated many differences and similarities of themselves throughout the play. Differences such as the different successes in life of the brothers drove them apart as they got older. Nevertheless, the brothers still shared certain similarities like their drive to be successful …show more content…
Biff being the oldest son of the Loman household often overshadowed his younger brother Happy. Although Happy was the younger son he demonstrated many different values and goals than Biff. Happy wanted to be successful as his brother also but acquired different skills and attributes than Biff. Biff, on the other hand, sustained athletic abilities which drove him to pursue to become a college football player after high school. Tension was at its minimum at the time until it was time for Biff to take his expected math test, so he could graduate. Troubles find their way into the Loman home when Biff goes to see his father in Boston. He finds out that his worship father was having an affair with another woman. Happy and Linda not knowing this caused a lot of anger and tension between Biff and Willie. However, Biff keeps his mouth closed but travels west to find his own path. Many years pass by and the two brothers are reunited. Biff coming home from the western part of the country come home to find his brother has become more wealthy and successful than he is. Happy elaborates on his new salesman positions to Biff their father to help him gain credibility and status. However, this is a lie because happy is one of the assistants of an assistant’s buyer. This a huge difference because happy lies to impress his father and family when he is just …show more content…
This caused many differences to be revealed to the Loman residence and generated much havoc and chaos between the siblings. Differences such as the variation of successes in the Loman brothers life drove them to be very competitive and aggressive towards each other. However, the brothers still share certain similarities like living up to Willy’s expectations and their drive to be successful. These household events made life very stressful for the boys and their family. Living their father 's dream corrupted the brothers minds and forced them to act inappropriately because they felt as if it was the American dream. Living the American dream can sometimes be an illusion created by the host because one can pursue to want things but, in reality, one might be chasing after the wrong dream and