Willy Loman’s pride is the basis for his inability to take into consideration others opinions and advice toward his family and his life. Willy pushes his friends and families opinions away in an attempt to keep himself above all others. This point is evident in the beginning of the play when Linda speaks to Willy about people having to move somew

Yet Willy’s pride hinders his judgment even when he is in need of help. Charley, Willy’s neighbor, offered Willy a job working for him many times and every time Willy says that he has a job already. Charley has given Willy money to pay the bills ever since

believe that there are more people, and when she tries to continue her argument she is cut off by Willy. After cutting Linda off, Willy states, “There’s more people!”(Miller, 1182). Willy made sure that he had the last word in the argument to rectify that he does not care for his wife’s opinion on any matter. Willy cutting his wife off only shows how he does not think she could have any knowledge on a matter because she is a woman. Naturally, he will regard others in the same way trying to keep them inferior to him. Willy has pride in his family and himself, but does not want anyone to see they are human and make mistakes.

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