Willy is a Child

Willy’s life in Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman can be summed up by Charley’s one line, "When the hell are you going to grow up?" (97) Willy's spends his entire life in an illusion of a great man with both popularity and successful. Meanwhile, Willy displays many childlike qualities. Many of these qualities have an impact on Willy's family. His two sons Biff and Happy pick up this behavior from their father. Willy’…showed first 75 words of 389 total…

…showed last 75 words of 389 total…no one is there to pay their respects. Like a child, he believes the world revolves around him. Willy Loman is a child trapped in a man's body. He makes excuses and lies to prevent himself from doing better. The self-assurance he holds blinds him from reality, trapping him in an illusion. When he finally realizes his mistakes, like a child, he runs from his problems thru death rather than grow up and face them.