Character Analysis Death Of A Salesman

Death of a Salesman: Character Analysis
In the short story Death of a Salesman, Willy Loman is trying to deal with a life of wanting better and dealing with the reality that everything around him is crumbling. In this short story I will go into the character analysis of Willy Loman, the struggles he deals with, and the way he reacts to it.
Willy Loman spent his life working sales to make a living, he thought he was a big shot in sales and doing great. Although he was only deceiving himself. He started when his brother Ben went to Africa and found diamonds. He always wanted to achieve the heights his brother did.
So why diamonds? The way that the author of All is not Gold, describes it is " they represent what Willy at age 63

Back to better days and happier memories. He goes to these projections when things get stressful or to much for him. The way this works is like the author of All is not Gold, describes it, " Willy Loman has three dreams which are represented by three different characters in his mind: I) Ben and financial success at all cost (or) P. Morgan " with his pockets on" :II Dave Singleman, the man who is "well liked", III) Bernard (and possibly Charlie,...became rich)."
In this the author describes Willy's projections as things he wishes he has, but never got. So he uses these images to portray directions that could have been taken differently.
Willy had a bad mind set from the beginning. He thought and taught his sons to be "well liked" is to be successful. When Biff figures out for himself that his father is fooling him and himself he got hurt and angry. He just wanted to make his father understand that it had all been a lie, that he cannot live up to his expectations. "Well liked" does not equal success. Biff understands that they are not and will not amount to what their father made him believe that he could be or even what is father thinks of

I'm a dime a dozen and so are you!"(99) Willy, is still in denial, he say to Biff "I am not a dime a dozen! I am Willy Loman and you are Biff Loman". (99)
Willy says this as if their names are greatly known and they are important big shots. When in reality there not known at all. Not only is willy insecure about himself and being "well liked", he also feels guilty. He is guilty because of what he did to Linda his wife, when he had an affair. You can clearly tell this in the way he is always telling her to stop mending her stockings. He gave this other woman a new pair when he cannot afford to buy some for his own wife. Then stockings are a symbol of his infidelity. His guilt is proven when he tells Linda "'Cause I get so lonely - escpecailly when business is bad and theirs nobody to talk to. I get the feeling that I'll never sell anything again, then I won't make a living for you, or a business, a business for the boys." (38) In his own way he