... in fact he is only one of the two assistants to the assistant. Although Happy has ambition to avenge his father's dream, he does not have the courage to admit that Willy "had all the wrong dreams." (p. 138) Willy, the common man, never abandoned his dream. The longing for prestige, the lust for prosperity, and the desire of walking in to a jungle and coming out rich is not considered ... impossible, but for a man like Willy, to walk into a jungle with neither skill, nor a sense of direction ... , there is not much promise of wealth and diamond mines. Willy's tragedy can serve as a remin...

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... , he is not as well off. In the middle of heated arguments, Willie will act as if everything is sound. He will not admit that he and his family have substantial difficulties. Whenever Willie's world begins to crumble before him, he envisions Big Ben's capitalist success in Africa, when he "walked into the jungle", and when he walked out he was rich. Willie ... always wanted to be like the big fake Ben is, but never succeeded. However, constantly denying truths of life, and masking distress is not a solution. Although Willie always seemed ... to maintain a positive attitude, his soul is ...

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... in Alaska but made it to Africa and in the jungle he stumbled into some diamond mines. However this takes on two meanings in the book. One meaning is nothing more than it seems, Ben got lucky and became rich. The other meaning however is referenced several times in the book. Both Ben and Willy use the jungle as a metaphor for life and diamonds as success. An ... example of this is when Ben tells Willy Ben. You must go into the jungle and fetch a diamond out. (2:5) or near the end when Willy mentions that the woods are burning but he can't drive ... . It is Ben's success that causes some...

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... account of his and Willy's father was one of an enterprising man. One who went out into the world and capitalized on his talents. Ben was of the same nature. He went out into the real world (the jungle) and conquered it. Although Ben had very little contact with Willy throughout most of his life, his ... success left a strong impression on him. Willy on the other hand had a different view of success. ... their success with their likeability and ability to excel in their field exclusively on this characteristic. What he didn't realize, or refused to accept, was the fact that it took mor...

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... led to Biff's failure to complete math in summer school, which led to him not graduating high school. By Biff seeing his father having an affair, this really gave him the feeling that life isn't perfect at all, and also, showed his father as a human being and not as a hero as Biff always thought he was. This led Biff to drop ... of democracy and free enterprise split Willy in half. Willy's imaginary talks with his brother were always about the success he could have had in his life. Diamonds and the jungle always come up when Willy is having his imaginary conversations with Uncle Ben. Th...

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... boss that after firing him from his job after thirty- four years of hard work. Willy is a character that is a hard workingman trying to do the best he can to earn a living for his family. His boss Howard betrays him when Willy finally gets in his old age and is no longer needed ... not as strong as he to used to be Howard wants to get rid of him without offering Willy nothing but the door. What Willy means about " you can't just eat orange than throw the peel away". There's no respect or no appreciation from Howard's part. What I think Arthur Miller is trying demonstrate ... is if you ...

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... Biff! Biff: It's goddamn time you heard that! I had to be boss big shot in two weeks, and I"m through with it!" The next class I will discuss is the "nerds" or the "successful" of the play, Bernard and, Willy's older brother, Ben. Bernard was steady trying to tutor Biff so he could graduate, and Ben was successful with his ... "thing" for a reason. It affected Willy because he felt that he was going to lend Ben a hand, along with himself via him following to the "jungle", in reality was putting himself in serious danger. It affected Linda and Happy because they had to live trying to hid...

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... needs to be well liked, rather than hardworking. Willy is so stubborn that he fails to see anything beyond being prosperous through reputation. Biff accepts the same beliefs as his father until he realizes that he has no direction in his life. He comes to understand that he is a failure and ... example, Willy sees his late brother Ben in his daydreams and admires his success of going to Africa when Ben says, "When I was seventeen, I walked into the jungle. And by twenty-one, I walked out. And by God, I was rich!" Willy delights in this illusion and tries to apply it to his family. ... ,...

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... a stranger. He seems to have no time for personal relations, nor does he seem to indulge in the emotions. For Willy, Ben represents the ideal success story. Ben stated " when I was seventeen I walked into the jungle, and when I was twenty-one I walked out And by God I was rich." Willy thrives off ... this quote. Ben had achieved the complete success that Willy could only dream about. Willy could never achieve the success or perform the deeds that Ben did. In the play we notice that when Willy ... he is actually an uncle. It is best to assume that he was an old acquaintance. As a charact...

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... isn'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 when his son Biff catches him with another woman. This haunts him because he sees it as part of the reason for why ... qualities, and many of these behaviors have an impact on his entire family. Willy is idealistic, stubborn, and he has ...

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... also realizes that he does not fit into any of the openings that society has made for him. His character is a result of Willy's lies he is undisciplined and disillusioned. Biff sees the city as a concrete jungle, but refuses to conform to the city's demands. Happy, Willy's other son, is similar ... to Willy lost because he has never allowed himself to turn his face toward defeat. Happy did not have the athletic background and was focused on women, ... things worse for Willy and Biff, having two friends that have made successful lives in spite of their opposite methods. Bernard does no...

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... Ben was a rich man who got rich in the diamond mines of Africa. In the play Ben is dressed in all white representing wealth and success. The jungle, where Ben found the diamonds is a symbol of competition in the business world, and the diamonds are a symbol of success. Arthur Miller used most of the cast's names as symbols. For example, the names Loman, Happy, and Bernard are all symbolic ... . Miller gave the name Loman to represent that the family was not ... high in society. The name Happy is given because ... ...

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... that cannot even commit suicide or tell the truth. Willy's brother Ben seems to symbolize all of Willy's dreams that have not become a reality. Ben is an example of the type of success that Willy desires. Ben went into the "jungle" with nothing and became extremely wealthy. Ben ... achieved in a few years what Willy has dreamed about his entire life. Ben also provides additional evidence on the foolish behavior and poor decisions ... made by Willy. Ben offers to take Willy with him and make him rich - an offer that Willy declines. Another important symbol is Howard's tape recorder. It ...

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