Death of a Salesman Part Two

The significance of the title is that Willy talks about a salesman, David Singleman, who was very well liked. When he died people from all over the world came to his funeral. Willy wants to be remembered and liked just like good old David. This is his ideal way of dying. However, when it came time for Willy's funeral, only his family showed up. The kinds of deaths that might be referred to is that Willy lost his sense of reality; it died with his dream of being a well liked and remembered salesman. His dreams of becoming financially successful had died. Finally, Willy kills himself; death by suicide.

The name of the character Happy is significant because he always tried to do the right thing and make everyone happy around him, mostly his father Willy. His real name is Harold, which means power. Although he is physically strong, he has always shadowed Biff. Biff is a name that reminds me of someone that has biffed it; fell down. In the play, Biff does biff it in life. He does not succeed in graduating from high school. He moves around from job to job. He can not seem to find himself or the right women. Most of all he never succeeds in making his father proud of him again after not graduating. In the end he gives up all together, washing his hands pretty much of his family.