Independent Assignment on Death of a Salesman Part A: Willy, Smiling : Well, I figure, what the hell, life is short, a couple of jokes. To himself : I joke too much! The smile goes. This line best represents Willy's character. It shows that he doesn't take life seriously enough. Everything is a ‘joke', but then he realizes that he ‘jokes' to much and that he doesn't take life seriously enough. This is very important he always …showed first 75 words of 4074 total…

…showed last 75 words of 4074 total…success will not come easily. People won't just give you money. Biff soon recognized this when Oliver basically laughed at him when he asked for money. This quotation can be considered one of the main themes of the play. We must learn from our past mistakes, by never repeating them. Try to make yourself a better person by taking your former mistakes and turning them into positive personal attributes, and therefore making your character stronger.