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Character Analysis, Happy Loman from Death of a Salesman

Have you ever felt that what you said or what you did could never impress those you love because they were more focused on the other sibling? This is half the case for Happy Loman, who is the younger sibling of the two Loman brothers. He has often been in the shadow of Biff, hoping for some recognition by his father, Willy Loman. Happy has a steady job, a stable home, and undividing love for both his parents, however he is not content with his more stable life, because he has never risked failure or experienced any measure of success.
Happy Loman is thirty-two years old, powerfully built, tall, and sexually appealing. “Sometimes I want to just rip my clothes off in the middle of the store and outbox that goddam merchandise manager. I mean I can outbox, outrun, and outlift anybody in that store,” Happy said (Miller, 1245). Sexuality is like a visible color on him, or a scent that many women have discovered. Happy treats women the same from the beginning of the play to th...

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