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his dreams. Though in the play it is mentioned that Willy enjoyed using
his hands, it is not fully recognised how much until the Requiem. Willy
never seemed to be happy or inspired enough to be a truly successful
salesman, but‘ he was a happy man with a batch of cement’.
Happiness is essential to succeed as a salesman–‘ Riding on a
smile and a shoeshine’. We wonder if Willy had chosen another path
and not‘ had the wrong dreams. All, all wrong’ whether the
story would be a happier one.
The Requiem continues the many themes of the play. The pressure of
consumerism in society–‘ My God, if business don’t pick
up I don’t know what I’m gonna do!’. Willy strived to
achieve all the‘ mod cons’ of the era– the nice house,
the refrigerator, the Chevvy, but we find that he couldn’t really
afford them. We wonder how much the pressures of the consumer society
contributed to Willy’s demise. Willy worked himself to death in a
job he was unsuitable fo...