Unfortunately, Willy's perception of success will only get one so far in life, if at all. The fact that he believes that being "well liked" is all that it takes in order to become successful would corrupt his success and eventually lead to his demise as an unsuccessful, miserable man in the end. This parallels very strongly to Emerson's concept of self-reliance, where it is stated that the power to do anything that a person should so desire can be found within themselves. Because of the nature of society that we live in, just being well liked, or believing in ourselves does nothing when it comes to making the sale, winning the case, or completing the assignment. Granted, while both of these characteristics can drastically help in most cases, they are not all of what is necessary.
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HAHAHA when did i say the full of sacrilege thing???
ok ah yes emerson and self reliance. he is essentially the opposite of Willy. I think I can understand where Willy is coming from though, even though he is nuts. with things like this it's really easy to get set into one belief without considering the other possibilities- and that is where a lot of people fall short.
Nick - push back against what Tina says here. Does Willy promote self-reliance or not?
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