Willy Loman is the cause of his own misfortune Many characters in literature are the cause of their own misfortune. In the play Death of a Salesman by author Miller, Willy Loman is responsible for his misfortune as well as the misfortune of his two sons Happy and Biff. Willy creates his own small world in which he is the boss, everything goes around him, nothing will change and nothing will go wrong. But by …showed first 75 words of 956 total…

…showed last 75 words of 956 total…anything. Willy followed his wrong ideas and caused his own misfortune as well as the misfortune of his sons. He chose a wrong career for him to get popularity and because of that he lost and opportunity to try something else. He did not get popular as Dave Singleman, lost his opportunity to be successful and did not prove anything to Biff. Understanding that he cannot do anything in his life anymore Willy kills himself.