Holden and Willy represented the teenager and working class

Holden and Willy love their family. Although they did not satisfy the family¡¦s situation, Holden is seemed to be uncared by his parents. However, at the beginning of the novel, Holden wrote ¡§they are nice¡¨ (J.D. Salinger P1) to describe his parent. In addition, his mother bought a wrong kind of skates, but he didn¡¦t complain directly to his mother. He just expressed his feeling to general, ¡§Almost every time somebody gives me a p

Holden and Willy had similar personalities. They felt that the world was full of phonies and unfair rules, but their reactions were very different. Holden hated phonies and against those rules. He was struggling in his mind because he hated himself to become a phony. He acted against the society¡¦s rules. He thought some people used those unfair rules to press the vulnerable people. ¡§Game, my ass. Some game. If you got on the side where all the hot-shots are, then its game, all right-I¡¦ll admit that, But if you get on the other side, where there aren¡¦t any hot-shots, then what¡¦s a game about it? Nothing. No game.¡¨ (J.D. Salinger P.8) Since Holden tried hard to prevent him-self being intergraded, he became isolated and unhinged. He showed his childhood behavior when he asked the two taxi drivers where were the ducks gone during winter. Willy was a sophisticated salesman. He fully understood and accepted the rules of the real world. Willy also played his role according to those rules. He felt that it was the way to survive in the real world. Willy thought that appearance was the most important factor to success and cheating was needed. He ordered Biff to wear a business suit when Biff goes to see his former boss. Also He always teaches Biff how to lie. Willy helped Biff to make an excurse for the stolen pen, ¡§you were doing a crossword puzzle and accidentally used his pen!¡¨ (Arthur Miller P.112) Willy had a fair with a woman who was the staff of Willy¡¦s buyer. Willy was seemed using the woman as a sh

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