Willy¡¦s Death, When He was Still Alive! The title of this book ¡§ the death of a salesman ¡§ might not be referring to the actual death of Willy Loman, rather his mental or psychological death. When he got fired from work, virtually he died right after that. As they say, not matter how successful you are, when you die, all you are going to get is 6 feet of earth. Death of a Salesman specifically focuses …showed first 75 words of 831 total…

…showed last 75 words of 831 total…the salesman, Biff, is paving his way for a discouraging life. Symbolically speaking, the character of Biff represents Willy at a younger age, for they both carry the same characteristics. However Biff is given the same chance to do something with his life, and surprisingly enough he takes it. As for Willy's other son, Happy decides that he will take the same long, hard road as his father; only he thinks that he'll make it.