He dreamt and longed to be popular and well liked because why else would he lie to his family and Charley that he is popular. He told his boys that he had met the mayor and how the cops protected his car like their own, but he is wrong to go after this dream of popularity since in reality he is not liked at all. He told Linda that “people don’t seem to take”[pg.28] to him, they “laugh”[pg.28] at him and he is “not noticed”[pg.28]. The word ‘laugh’ insinuated the fact that people thought he was foolish and do not take him seriously. However Willy only revealed this self reflection for a few pages in the book, and then continued with his delusions. This dream ends up a failure because Willy did not realize that he wanted to change and hide the truth about himself. So he found personal security and contempt about himself through sexual infidelity. He had an affair with a ‘Woman’ who stroke his ego and made him feel good about himself. This later on ended up in a disaster because Biff surprised and caught Willy in the act. Biff exposed Willy to be a “fake”[pg.95]and lost all trust in his father. In going after the popularity dream it led to Willy making the wrong choice and ultimately destroying the relationship he had with
He dreamt and longed to be popular and well liked because why else would he lie to his family and Charley that he is popular. He told his boys that he had met the mayor and how the cops protected his car like their own, but he is wrong to go after this dream of popularity since in reality he is not liked at all. He told Linda that “people don’t seem to take”[pg.28] to him, they “laugh”[pg.28] at him and he is “not noticed”[pg.28]. The word ‘laugh’ insinuated the fact that people thought he was foolish and do not take him seriously. However Willy only revealed this self reflection for a few pages in the book, and then continued with his delusions. This dream ends up a failure because Willy did not realize that he wanted to change and hide the truth about himself. So he found personal security and contempt about himself through sexual infidelity. He had an affair with a ‘Woman’ who stroke his ego and made him feel good about himself. This later on ended up in a disaster because Biff surprised and caught Willy in the act. Biff exposed Willy to be a “fake”[pg.95]and lost all trust in his father. In going after the popularity dream it led to Willy making the wrong choice and ultimately destroying the relationship he had with