Did Williy Loman’s family lead to his demise?

Did Williy Loman’s family lead to his demise?

In today’s society there are numerous reports on suicide and when digging deep to understand the truth, family crisis always seems to be the main cause. The question must be asked was Willy a victim of his own death? The answer to this is to a certain extent.

This is so because Willy’s perception on life was primarily based on the American Dream. This helped cause his own demise because when he realized he was not accomplishing his dreams it caused a negative impact on his life. Willy thought that you had to be well liked, financially stable, has many women and an education is not required for one to get this dream. Willy realized that this was not so because he was already on the verge to commit suicide. Therefore, one can see that through his own perceptions and lifestyle caused his own demise.

On the other hand, we see that his relationship with Biff and Happy help cause a breakdown in his life. Happy did not have a close relationship with him, so the love level amongst them was very low. This caused Willy to feel neglected in a sense since Happy did not show much interest to him. Also, Biff lost respect for him when he found out his father was cheating on his mother. This also affected Willy because not only did Biff distance himself from his father, Willy felt that he had lost his favourite child.

In the case of his wife Linda, she would often support Willy and humble herself to him. However, when saw Willy’s attempts of suicide she did nothing verbally or physically to him Willy out of his condition. These behaviors by Willy’s family seemed to have to his breakdown due to lack of support from his family.