Death of a Salesman is a book about a man named Willy Loman who seems to want the finer things in life and be able to achieve the " American Dream" according to what his perception of it seems to be.
Within the first few pages of the book some of the characters' traits such as Willy's, Linda's, Biff's and Happy's are beginning to reveal themselves. Willy for example seems to be slightly losing his mind. He tends to contradict himself a lot, for example, when he firs says that his son Biff is a lazy bum, and a couple statements down, he contradicts that statement by saying that one thing about his son Biff is that he's not lazy. Furthermore, it also seems as though Willy has a lot on his mind and he is not able to focus well at times. This is made evident when Happy states that when he was driving into the city with Willy he stopped at the green light and then when it turns red he goes.
Willy's wife Linda seems to be a rather easy going woman that just goes with the flow and tries to calm down Willy whenever he gets upset. She also seems to realise the contradictions Willy makes from time to time and the other crazy things he may do or say but doesn't say anything. For example, when Willy says that there's one thing about Biff- he's not lazy, even though she heard him say that he was lazy before, she simply responds "Never" and does not make a big deal out of it.
Happy, Willy's son seems to be a person who is rather content with himself since Willy does not put as much, as any pressure if any, on him to do well. Instead he puts all the pressure on Biff to to do well.
Biff is Willy's favourite son, who seems to be frustrated with the high expectations of his father Willy. Biff seems to be trying to get a job but it's not working out too well for him.
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