... always wanted him to be. On the other side of Willy's argument is his brother Ben. Ben is described as someone who is true to his self, not corrupted by materialism. Instead Ben is successful in his own way. Willy describes Ben by saying that all he has to do is go into any city, pick up ... the phone and he's making his living. Miller uses Ben's reference to the "jungle" as the setting to show how Ben's ruthless success carries uneasy connotations of a place where only the fittest will survive and in which weaker members like Willy will ... understand the significance of this situation...

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... get Willy to see his son and himself and face the truth, but by this time, it is too late. One of Willy's last words to Ben is "that boy is going to be magnificent!" He hadn't heard a word Biff just said! He always harps on the glorious past as a popular, ... down his life to secure his dream that makes Willy a tragic yet heroic figure and one to whom, in Linda's words, ``attention must be finally paid''. Ben's final mantra ""The jungle is dark, but full of diamonds" "turns Willy's suicide into a metaphorical moral struggle, a final skewed ambition to ... realise his full commercial and...

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... the American Dream either. His views on capitalism are extremely apparent, but his depicture and evolution of Biff's character encourage people to follow their dreams to be successful. Willy's brother Ben followed his heart and found adventure, happiness and success, "diamonds" to be specific, which is very figurative of wealth. Willy always regretted not taking that chance, and the flashbacks to ... Ben's conversations reflect how close he came to taking that opportunity to go to Alaska . The stoop of their house was symbolic of Willy's successes, as well as the other household ... ...

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... 't as sharp as he used to be. Willy has a slight inferiority complex, and this is shown through the continuous flashbacks he has of his dead brother Ben who struck it rich in the jungle. Ben causes Willy to feel like more of a failure because he is struggling to make ends meet and provide for his family. Another example of Willy's inferiority is ... ...

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... the American Dream either. His views on capitalism are extremely apparent, but his depicture and evolution of Biff's character encourage people to follow their dreams to be successful. Willy's brother Ben followed his heart and found adventure, happiness and success, "diamonds" to be specific, which is very figurative of wealth. Willy always regretted not taking that chance, and the flashbacks to ... Ben's conversations reflect how close he came to taking that opportunity to go to Alaska . The stoop of their house was symbolic of Willy's successes, as well as the other household ... ...

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... . 11) Miller descripts the disgrace Willy shows towards Biff for not finding himself. When all Biff wants to be is someone different, someone unique to the morals of Willy Loman. Ben Loman is a character that tries to break away from the 'Willy code' and find himself and what he believes in. The character of Willy draws from the fact that ... ...

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... and decisive choice to live in his past. Several times throughout the play we find Willy drifting back to events that occurred many years ago such as his conversations with Ben, Linda's stockings and Biff flunking his math exam. The act of escaping reality and living in the past is often considered a normal psychological end for a person who lives under a lot ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School