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He should have dreamt of becoming the best handyman or carpenter. It is apparent that Willy found fulfillment in repairing and building things like with the ceiling, where there is hint of enthusiasm and wanted recognition for his work when he asked Charley if he saw the ceiling he put up. Charley responded by saying, “Yeah, that’s a piece of work…How do you do it?”[pg.34] ‘Piece of work’ insinuates the fact that the ceiling is so skillfully and excellently done that it can be considered a piece of work. Another example where Willy expressed pride and where he wanted to prove to his brother Ben what he can do, is when he told his boys to run and get sand so they can “rebuild the entire front stoop right now!”. The phrase ‘right now’ entails Willy’s willingness to build the stoop at that very moment without hesitation. Even at the end of the play Willy resorted to working in the garden at night to make him feel better about his sons abandoning him at the restaurant, thus another instance revealed that handiwork should have been his life’s ambition and not
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He dreamt and longed to be popular and well liked because why else would he lie to his family and Charley that he is popular. He told his boys that he had met the mayor and how the cops protected his car like their own, but he is wrong to go after this dream of popularity since in reality he is not liked at all. He told Linda that “people don’t seem to take”[pg.28] to him, they “laugh”[pg.28] at him and he is “not noticed”[pg.28]. The word ‘laugh’ insinuated the fact that people thought he was foolish and do not take him seriously. However Willy only revealed this self reflection for a few pages in the book, and then continued with his delusions. This dream ends up a failure because Willy did not realize that he wanted to change and hide the truth about himself. So he found personal security and contempt about himself through sexual infidelity. He had an affair with a ‘Woman’ who stroke his ego and made him feel good about himself. This later on ended up in a disaster because Biff surprised and caught Willy in the act. Biff exposed Willy to be a “fake”[pg.95]and lost all trust in his father. In going after the popularity dream it led to Willy making the wrong choice and ultimately destroying the relationship he had with
He dreamt and longed to be popular and well liked because why else would he lie to his family and Charley that he is popular. He told his boys that he had met the mayor and how the cops protected his car like their own, but he is wrong to go after this dream of popularity since in reality he is not liked at all. He told Linda that “people don’t seem to take”[pg.28] to him, they “laugh”[pg.28] at him and he is “not noticed”[pg.28]. The word ‘laugh’ insinuated the fact that people thought he was foolish and do not take him seriously. However Willy only revealed this self reflection for a few pages in the book, and then continued with his delusions. This dream ends up a failure because Willy did not realize that he wanted to change and hide the truth about himself. So he found personal security and contempt about himself through sexual infidelity. He had an affair with a ‘Woman’ who stroke his ego and made him feel good about himself. This later on ended up in a disaster because Biff surprised and caught Willy in the act. Biff exposed Willy to be a “fake”[pg.95]and lost all trust in his father. In going after the popularity dream it led to Willy making the wrong choice and ultimately destroying the relationship he had with