As boys, Happy and Biff are taught the values of certain things in life by Willy. He tells them about how their Uncle Ben "walked into the jungle" and when he walked out, he was rich. He is trying to teach his kids to be upfront in life and understand the worth of money so that when they get older they can also succeed like their Uncle Ben. I believe these are worthwhile concepts for any father to teach his sons so they can learn how to be successful and responsible when they grow up. He is showing them that if they try hard in life, it will pay off in the end.
These inconsistenet statements Willy is saying tells the reader that he is slowly going senile and has been for quite some time. When he describes Biff as lazy he was really describing himself and then he quickly contradicts himself by saying Biff is not lazy. Willy can no longer make up his mind about things anymore. Linda plays along with what Willy says to keep him happy. Biff and Happy notice he is going crazy but they do not confront him. I think Linda is helping him because he can not except he is going crazy so instead she chooses to keep him happy rather than making him suffer.
No comments:
Post a Comment