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4 Cards in this Set
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"Biff Loman is lost. In the greatest country in the world a young man with such—personal attractiveness, gets lost. And such a hard worker. There’s one thing about Biff— he’s not lazy."
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Willy's reflections suggest complete faith in the notion that in America, anyone who works hard and is personally compelling is destined to succeed. Beyond that, they have a right to succeed. By the end of the play, however, it becomes apparent that that isn't necessarily true.
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"There’s more people! That’s what’s ruining this country! The competition is maddening!"
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Willy insists that his family's lack of success is due to population growth and not his faulty vision of the American Dream.
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"To suffer fifty weeks of the year for the sake of a two week vacation, when all you really desire is to be outdoors with your shirt off."
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Biff is the antithesis to Willy, believes in pastoral American dream.
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"I mean I can outbox, outlift and outrun anybody in that store, and I have to take orders from those petty, common sons of bitches till I can’t stand it anymore."
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Parallels can be drawn in Happy's behaviour and Willy's as we see Happy's delusional nature and his treatment of women, objectifying them.
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