A 63-year-old traveling salesman who has a loving wife and two sons. As a traveling salesman, he has never been truly successful. He is insecure and delusional about his career and prospects. "You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away, a man is not a piece of fruit!" Failure
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LINDA LOMAN
A devoted housewife who cares for her husband and her family.The long, slow tragic events in her life have drained her of tears. "A small man can be just as exhausted as a great man." Failure
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HAPPY LOMAN
Happy can be manipulative, especially in his interactions with women and in his attempts to impress his father. He is ambitious, believes in his own importance, and conforms to society's expectations of him. He represents Willy's sense of self-importance, ambition, and blind servitude to societal expectations "I'm not licked that easily. I'm staying right in this city, and I'm gonna beat this racket!" Failure
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CHARLEY
A humble, reserved, down to earth, and honest person. He's admirable because he's successful. "The only thing you got in this world is what you can sell. And the funny thing is, you're a salesman, and you don't know that." Success
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BIFF LOMAN
Shown to be the most self-aware character in the Loman family and, eventually, the one in this family who is least tolerant of flagrant lies. "I realized what a ridiculous lie my whole life has been." Success
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BEN LOMAN
Willy's dead older brother Ben represents the wealth and success that eludes Willy. In his life, Ben fell into wealth quickly, having discovered diamonds in the jungles of Africa on one of his expeditions at the age of twenty-one.He is self-assured and assertive, commanding attention whenever he appears on stage. "Never fight fair with a stranger, boy. You'll never get out of the jungle that way." Success