Willy Loman, the main character of Death of a Salesman is a complex and fascinating tragic character. He is a man who fights to maintain what dignity he has left in a changing society that no longer values ​​the ideals in which he grew up. measure for his bad judgment, disloyalty and senseless pride. Willy Loman is a firm believer in the "American Dream": the idea that every man can rise from humble origins to greatness. His particular slant on this ideal is that a man can sell his charisma, that being well-liked is the most important asset a man can have. He has made a living this way for 30 years, but as he enters the reclining years of his life, people have stopped smiling back and he can no longer sell the company's products to support himself. His ambition was for greatness, to work hard and be part of the company; and if he could not succeed in this sense, let him at least be well-liked and able to sell until the day of his death: when his friends would flock from all over the country to pay their respects. Willy's main flaw is his senseless pride, this is what makes him a tragic hero. Yet there are many aspects of his personality that contribute to the state he and the family are in throughout the show. His education of the kids is an important issue, he raised them with the idea that if one is well-liked, he doesn't have to worry about qualifications. He believed that if his boys were popular they would come out on top. Unfortunately, he doesn't realize that the only way an ordinary person can get rich is through work (represented by Bernard) or through luck and good timing (Ben), and Willy missed his chance when it came to fortune. The boys grew up believing everything their father told them, and Happy continued to follow in his footsteps as a salesman. Biff, after catching his father with the woman, begins to question these values. He realizes that, at least for him, these values ​​don't apply, and he doesn't worry too much if he doesn't come out on top.