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Examine the relationship between Willy and his sons in "Death of a Salesman"
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Examine the relationship between Willy and his sons in "Death of a Salesman" At the beginning of the play, both Biff and Happy regard their father as a great man, a man to look up to, and a man to respect. To the boys he was seen as an ideal father, as he was never present to discipline the two and he was eager for them both, Biff in particular, to fulfil their potential and become great men However, as the play progresses, the idealistic image of Willy Loman seems to evaporate through the test of time, and at the end of the play a sad image of Willy Loman is painted with Biff claiming that his father is no more "than a dime a dozen", just like himself. As a teenager, Biff worshipped his father, but by the end of the play he sees him as nothing more than...
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