Willy Delusions

All through the play Death of a Salesman composed by Arthur Miller, the protagonist Willy Loman forms into a tragic hero because of the acknowledgment of his own mutilated or misguided feeling of values. Willy is both solid and feeble. His issues begin from his own particular daydreams, in which he takes his family, his employment, and his life for granted. Alongside the daydreams, the visual of the American Dream drive him downwards. Although he has experienced different levels of success, an error can influence somebody on such a grand scale particularly with the way one considers the effects of that error.

The idea of delusions play a keen role in the lifestyle of Willy Loman. From the beginning of the play, Willy experienced delusions, which were caused by the lack of success in his life. He believes that he is still “respected, good looking and popular” but in reality, considering his age, he is just another salesman. This becomes reality when no one shows up to his funeral considering that he used to say when he was to pass way, people from all over the nation would be attending his funeral. This is where the truth overcame the false reality

He did not fully understand his position, trying to sell himself rather than the physical material. He had high hopes, which were let down as he could not succeed because there was nothing to advance on him. The job he so praised soon became a thing of the past, which only did so much as his wife and two children did little to tell him that they understood the truth behind the actual Willy Loman. Being that they did not always support him, they would not tell him that his beliefs were wrong, even that they knew he was attempting to kill himself. They thought that they could save him but they could not. He later dies to escape himself of the problems he has caused himself. He basically runs away, finds a easy way out.