For many people, the most important and influential role models in a person's life are parents and older siblings. Growing up, people try to emulate the behavior and appearance of role models and aspire to be like them. Noticeably, the people one may look up to, tend to affect the actions and future of a child as they grow into adulthood. These people serve as inspirations for younger children who wish to match, or even surpass, their success. Moreover, one feeling abandoned by their role models can severely impact them as well. Nothing can tame the feeling of abandonment one gets when they feel betrayed by someone they have loved and looked up to. This becomes obvious in “Death of a Salesman”, by Arthur Miller, in which the audience witnesses the downfall of a man, Willy Loman, who unhealthily focuses his whole life on success and pride, which stem from his abandonment as a young child and ultimately leads to his death.
In “Death of a Salesman,” it becomes obvious that the main character, Willy, is consumed by the idea of success. Miller portrays Willy as a naive man …show more content…
This, in turn, keeps him from setting realistic goals that he could have possibly achieved. He is so self-proud that he cannot reveal how bad things have become to his own wife, and borrows money to make it look like he has an income to his family. Also, Willy finds it easy to borrow money from Charley, “ If you can manage it - I need a hundred and ten dollars” (Miller 1279), but, when Charley offers him a job, his pride prevents him from taking it because he would feel too ashamed to work for him. Willy would rather work on a strictly commision basis rather than accept a job from Charley; because his pride forces him not to settle for anything less than the best, and he turns down the job offer from Charley to wait for a call from his boss that will never
In “Death of a Salesman,” it becomes obvious that the main character, Willy, is consumed by the idea of success. Miller portrays Willy as a naive man …show more content…
This, in turn, keeps him from setting realistic goals that he could have possibly achieved. He is so self-proud that he cannot reveal how bad things have become to his own wife, and borrows money to make it look like he has an income to his family. Also, Willy finds it easy to borrow money from Charley, “ If you can manage it - I need a hundred and ten dollars” (Miller 1279), but, when Charley offers him a job, his pride prevents him from taking it because he would feel too ashamed to work for him. Willy would rather work on a strictly commision basis rather than accept a job from Charley; because his pride forces him not to settle for anything less than the best, and he turns down the job offer from Charley to wait for a call from his boss that will never