Willy Loman could be described as an insecure, traveling salesman. Willy is a man who desired great things in life but never was actually able to accomplish any of his goals. Willy worked hard in life to support his wife and kids, even though he was never truly satisfied at his job or with his home life. Willy, however, did try to make himself feel better by lying to himself about his job and family. He convinced himself that he was a great sales man and even started having an affair to live an alternate life. The affair, even though it gave him an ego-boost, caused a lot of tension with him and his son, once his son found out about the affair. Willy wanted to die the ‘Death of a Saleman’, where he was well liked and known as a great salesman. …show more content…
Her eyes, lost in the fatty ridges of her face, looked like two small pieces of coal pressed into a lump of dough as they moved from one face to another while the visitors stated their errand." Emily was considered to be a mysterious woman because she completely shut herself off from the world. Some would even say that Emily was a strange and stubborn woman, hence her decision not to pay her taxes and not explaining her reasoning for buying arsenic. Emily craves power and likes to be in total control, which is why she killed her fiancé and let him rot in her house till she