death of a salesman

Eli Pardue
10/13/07
AP Lang Comp
LaMags

Death of a Salesman-Individual Opportunity

To Willy Loman, individual opportunity is equal to all people, and that people just need to be well liked. He thinks that regardless of the grades you got in school, or the social background you come from, to get ahead of the game, you have to be well liked. For example, f one is well liked, then they are more likely to receive the promotion out of the mailroom and into the sales floor. With hard work, one can go from the sales floor to a management position, and then on and on. All its takes is good soial skills and hard work
Willy always bragged about how he could make six or seven calls a day in Boston and make a sale with each one. This was because he was a well-liked salesman. He takes pride in his sons because they are well liked. He is disappointed in Biff because Biff does not use the fact that he was well liked in school to his advantage. He goes out west as a cattle herder, which disappoints Willy because Willy thought that he could be a successful anything with his personality. Happy, on the other hand, has done just what Willy wanted Biff to do, but feels empty inside because he feels he has nothing in his career which fulfills him.