Act 2 Part 2 Willy's Dream

Willy’s dream is to be successful- specifically to be well liked by those around him by making lots of sales and money. His other dream is to be loved by his family, more specifically, again, to be loved by Biff, with whom the audience knows he has had a rough patch with. Unfortunately, it takes more than just time for Willy to realize that Biff does love him as seen in his realization “isn’t that remarkable? Biff-he likes me” (106).  The important thing though is that Willy has this realization before his death, so in a way, his second dream had always been true. It’s hard to say and judge whether a man’s dreams are right and wrong, but I think it can be argued that Willy maybe didn’t prioritize them in the best way. It appears as if Willy was too caught up in  his business of selling and being well liked that his son slowly became a secondary concern, especially when Biff was away. For this reason, I don’t believe Willy is a born loser. He is more of a tragic hero because he goes through a lot to finally realize that Biff loves him, yet his poor mental health drives him to his death, disabling him from spending more time with his family