Willy Lohman victimizes everyone in his family

In Arthur Miller's play a Death of a Salesman the main character Willy Loman lives in a dream world of his own. This world is often made of memories, but Willy is lost in his own thoughts when he is not remembering. He listens to others only when he wants to. One way or another he tries to silence whoever is talking to him. However the real world and the people in it do not …

…to be uncertain how to love his own family. This and other events that occur throughout the play such as; Biff walking in on Willy with another woman and Willy allowing his boys to steal lumber from the apartment buildings cause Willy to victimize his whole family, including himself. This in turn leads to Biff growing up not knowing who he really is, Happy becoming a womanizer and to the eventual suicide of Willy Loman.