![]() She compliments him and tells him that she picked him. Willy depends on her to fulfill his need for approval, and to tend to his fragile ego. Willy’s serious need for social approval and his craving to be well-liked is manifested by his extra-marital affair with the Woman. “A star like that, magnificent, can never really fade away!” He thus tries to instill the same idea in Biff and Happy right from their childhood and is confident that Biff will do well in life merely because he is admired by his peers. Willy poses too much trust in the idea of “freedom of opportunity” and the idea that every individual is entitled to success if he is popular. He is extremely concerned about having an impression on people and believes that it is the only way to achieve success. To Willy, the American Dream is the ability to become prosperous by mere charisma, or by being “well-liked”. ![]() A major cause of Willy’s dissatisfaction in life is his excessive faith in the American Dream.
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