It is through Biff that the reader sees Willy’s disillusionment.
During his childhood, Biff adores his father but later comes to loathe him upon discovering that his father had led him to live a lie. Biff, Willy’s eldest son, and the two enjoy love-hate. Three characters in this play highlight Willy’s unique relationships with people. It was, therefore, a surprise that he would end up an author of a playwright. The author was attracted to sports and physical activities rather than books. Biff reflects Miller the real character: Miller was not much an academician and surprised his teachers when he wrote this play. This play is, to some extent, a reflection of Arthur Miller’s life. The result is that he ends up a failure and decides to kill himself, hoping the insurance premium will benefit his family. He tries to impose these ideals to his sons Willy and Happy to no avail. Thus Willy forms the opinion that to be successful, one has to be physically attractive and liked by many. Dave Singleman who was a successful and famous businessman. Willy spends his entire life trying to be a successful salesman, like his mentor Mr. Willy is a delusional character whose search for higher ideals, far higher than he can attain, leads to his disillusionment. This play is a case of reality versus illusion. In this paper, Death of a Salesman relationships shall be analyzed. It is a satirical play that highlights the life of Willy Loman, the main character, a traveling salesman who has worked for Wagner Company for thirty-four years and ends up a failure because it is not his trade to be a salesman. Death of a Salesman is a figurative play that uses death not only symbolically represent physical/mortal death but also to allude to the end of personal dreams, wishes, and aspirations.