The Death of a Salesman
Quote:
What’s the mystery? The man knew what he wanted and went out and got it! Walked into a jungle, and comes out, the age of twenty-one, and he’s rich! The world is an oyster, but you don’t crack it open on a mattress!
Explanation:
This quote shows that willy Loman is a very delusional man. Throughput the book Willy bases almost all of his major decision off the delusional dream of going into the jungle and coming out rich like his brother. This shows this extends the idea of tragic impulse because willy is depressed throughout his life because he "missed" the perfect job with his brother but in reality the job was the farthest thing from perfect.
What’s the mystery? The man knew what he wanted and went out and got it! Walked into a jungle, and comes out, the age of twenty-one, and he’s rich! The world is an oyster, but you don’t crack it open on a mattress!
Explanation:
This quote shows that willy Loman is a very delusional man. Throughput the book Willy bases almost all of his major decision off the delusional dream of going into the jungle and coming out rich like his brother. This shows this extends the idea of tragic impulse because willy is depressed throughout his life because he "missed" the perfect job with his brother but in reality the job was the farthest thing from perfect.