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these expectations can have upon the outcome of the childrens lives. Like many parents, Willy Loman has high hopes for the success of his two sons, Biff and Happy. He
constantly insists that the two of them will be stunning successes because, in their high school years, they are both well-liked, which Willy considers to be the primary determinant of
success in America. Unfortunately, Willys expectations for his children assume a form that is so overbearing, it actually undermines their success. For example, Biffs grades in math are poor, which
jeopardize his chances of going to college, but rather than accept his son has a chance of failing, Willy insists "theres nothing the matter with him!... hes got spirit, personality",
and consequently, Biff never gets the tutelage he requires, and cannot attend school (Miller 2012). 2. How do we define success? Much of the struggle in
"Death of a Salesman" arises because Willy has a different definition of success than his sons. For instance, when his sons do concoct plans to come to success on their
own terms as laborers, Willy interferes with these plans because they do not conform to his own expectations of success; he is only concerned with whether or not a given
plan can be called a "million dollar idea" (Miller 2012). Despite signs that Biff would be happier doing manual work, Willy holds on to his own definitions of success and
insists that his son simply wont "get started til later in life... like Thomas Edison, I think. Or B.F. Goodrich" (Miller 2012). Meanwhile, it is plain that Willys sons simply
conceive of success in a different way; they regard Willys notions of success in business as "a measly manner of existence", and deride devoting "your whole life to keeping stock,
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