... shape a persons being. They give a person something to hope and strive for in their life. Without dreams, life is meaningless. In Death of a Salesman, the readers (or viewers) are introduced to Willy Loman and his two sons Biff and Happy. Willy is a salesman who wants nothing more in life than to be well liked and financially secure. Until the day he dies, Willy never stops ... is a man who does not know himself at all. When Willy finally realizes that he has been lying to himself for the greater part of his life, he is driven to kill himself. He knows that his lifelong dream of small-s...

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• Grade Level: High School