DOASM

"He had all the wrong dreams. All, all, wrong."

Biff reveals that willy seemed genuinely content when working with his hands doing blue collar work, such as planting a garden. All his life, though, Willy pursued the White collar route of an esteemed business man. Biff says that Willy had the wrong dreams. I just want to write about the effect of social pressures on how people turn out to be. Willy had been bombarded with this ideal image of the American family and all it's riches. He felt like it was his duty, even though he didn't find happiness. He enjoyed working with his hands, but strayed from that lifestyle because of society's lack of respect for that sort of work. Society can be a menace sometimes, making us feel like we must be a certain way. We are told how to dress and look, or what to do with our lives. Sometimes, the results are shattering. For example, many women in modeling magazines have their photos tampered with and photoshopped to look skinny and unnatural. This puts in the head of women an idealized version of women. This has contributed to low self esteem and cases of bulimia and anorexia as women try to fit the mold that society wants them to fit. That's my rant. Society can be the menace, not always a person being a menace to society.

The termination of life of a Marketer (death of a salesman)

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That's just what I mean.  Bernard can get the best marks in school, y'understand, but when he gets out into the business world, y'understand, you are going to be five times ahead of him."

After reading the play, I find this quote to be almost humorously ironic, y'understand. It turns out that Bernard reaches success and even has a case at the supreme court, while Biff is essentially a nobody. Therefore, they are foil characters. I saw this early on. Bernard always made a point to work hard in school and he encouraged Biff to keep up on his studies. You could call Bernard the nerd. On the other hand, Biff doesn't concern himself with grades; only sports and his highly esteemed slef. He belides these things will get him far down the road of life, but they don't get him anywhere. Bernard, though, worked hard and succeeded. Bernard had a better understanding of the path to achieving the American dream.

Side note, I really don't know why I'm up doing blogs. They're due Tuesday. I'm just bored I guess. Well...I'm going to sleep and hopefully have a dream in which I am iron man. Night

Death of a salesman

"Biff Loman is lost.  In the greatest country in the world a young man with such- personal attractiveness, gets lost. And such a hard worker.  There's one thing about Biff-he's not lazy"

Willy's expectations of Biff reveal Willy's misconception about the American dream. In reality, it takes more than "personal attractiveness" and likability to live out the iconic American dream. It takes back breaking work and sheer determination. Willy has deluded himself To believing that good looks and a charming personality are the perquisites for success. This is why he is so spiteful towards Biff's turnout and why he is so centered around Biff's successful career as a football player and his flourishing social life.