The game, death of a sellerit is a tragedy not only in the liberal sense of the Greeks, who considered all serious and dignified work tragic, but also because the main character in Willy Loman qualifies as a tragic figure.
Monarch stories are heartwarming, but the story of common man Willy Loman is more heartwarming because his “wrong dream” problem is more alarming because it can happen to anyone. For a man to marry his mother as Oedipus did is far more remote than for a common man to choose the wrong career.
Willy Loman works hard to support his family and give his son Biff a good start in life. Willy believes that if he keeps selling he will like it and therefore become rich. Willy says “…It’s not what you say, it’s how you say it, because personality always wins the day.”
Willy has been selling himself by putting his personality on every day of his entire life. Charlie tells Willy that “The only thing you have in this world is what you can sell. And the funny thing is, you’re a salesman and you don’t know it.”
If Willy had sold his job as a carpenter, he might have been more successful, but instead, he’s been in a downward spiral trying to sell his personality. The irony is that he has wasted his life trying to sell the wrong product. He worked so hard to gain wealth “…on the basis of being loved!…”. that he suffered his own family.
When Willy Loman finally realizes he must sell his true self (not just the mask), dying for the money, he’s not there to share the joy. Willy says, “Oh Ben, I always knew that one way or another we were going to make it, Biff and me!” This is a true and tragic irony.
The true conflict of values for Willy Loman is that of materialism versus inner happiness. Willy Loman could have had inner happiness if he had chosen to follow his heart, doing carpentry work and living in the country, instead of chasing money for his own good and living in the city to do it.
Willy had the wrong dream. Working with your hands, as Ben says, “isn’t like dating at all. A diamond is rough and hard to the touch.” Willy needed to work at something, like carpentry, that he could get his hands on. He needed to create, but he was suffocated by his environment. He would have been much happier working with his hands and living where the land was open and clean.
We can learn a lot from the work. death of a seller. It is very important to do what you like to do. Make sure you are selling the right product or service and be proud of it too. Do your due diligence, including checking the forum and calling the owner. If you’re working at home, it’s important to have the right tools, programs, and services at your disposal so you can really enjoy what you’re doing. It is not necessary to “die trying”.