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Willy And Happy In Death Of A Salesman

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He wants to become as successful as his brother Ben and be accepted person. Also, he wants to talk about his successful sons, as a salesman like him, about his profitable sells and this would give him pleasure and self-esteem, but Billy and Happy doesn’t make it. Unlike his father, Happy has not going far in business and immersed himself in the company of women. Biff understands that he could not be a salesman because he is not a business-oriented person. He sees himself as failure headed the same road as his father. In the last conversation with his father Biff claims that in the Oliver's office he has understood that he tries to become a kind of person he does not want to be and fools himself by trying to please Willy. Moreover, Biff comes

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