Willy Loman in Death of a Salesman

Willy Loman exhibits behaviors in Death of a Salesman that make him a victimizer. He cheats on his wife Linda, which devastates his son and causes him to lose faith in his father. He tortures his wife by her knowledge that he is trying to commit suicide. He encourages deviant behavior in his sons, either justifying their thefts of athletic equipment and lumber supplies or viewing the thefts as the actions of ôa couple of fearless charactersö (Miller 51). Willy believes in appearances but those appearances quite often are based on delusions. He tells his sons about personality that ôthe man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who creates personal interest, is the man who gets ahead. Be liked and you will never wantö (Miller 33). Even though he preaches such philosophy,

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