Linda and Happy similarly believe that the Lomans are about to make it big. Unable to cope with reality, he entirely abandons it through his vivid fantasies and ultimately through suicide. Willy convinces himself that he is successful, well liked, and that his sons are destined for greatness. Death of a Salesman Theme of Lies and Deceit The Lomans are all extremely self-deceptive, and in their respective delusions and blindness to reality, they fuel and feed off of one another. Biff more than any other character struggles against the force of Willy’s dreams and expectations. Happy and Linda also are extremely optimistic, but they maintain their ability to distinguish hopes from reality. His dreams of material success and freedom ultimately dwarf the other aspects of his mentality to the point that he becomes completely unable to distinguish his wild hopes from rational realities in the present. Death of a Salesman Theme of Dreams, Hopes, and Plans Willy Loman is a dreamer of epic proportions. In the end, Willy’s belief that his self-worth is determined by material success destroys him.
This contrast sets up an important gap between reality and characters’ aspirations in the play. to be a wellspring of easy opportunity and imminent success, the 1940s America of Death of a Salesman is crowded, competitive and mundane.
Death of a Salesman Theme of Visions of America While characters such as Willy, Linda, and Happy believe the U.
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