Death of a Salesman

There are many reasons that Willy Loman dies. One is that he was an elderly salesmen lost in false hopes and illusions. Another is that the sales firm he works for no longer pays him salary. Because he is working on straight commission, Willy cannot bring home enough money to pay his bills. After thirty-four years with his firm, they have spent his energy and discarded him. You can tell Willy Loman is delusional because everyone knows that his son Biff is a failure, but Willy is the only one who doesn't see it. He wants his son to succeed where he has not. He believes his boys are great and cannot understand why they are not successful. As Willy gotolder, he has trouble distinguishing between the past and present, and is often lost in flashbacks where we find out about much of his past. These flashbacks are generally during the summer after Biff's senior year of high school when all of the family problems began.The reason Biff is not successful is because once, Willy Loman was having an affair with another woman on a business trip and Biff caught him in the act. Biff was so angry at his father that instead of going to summer school he fled and never got his diploma. Now, Biff does not respect Willy and they do not get along. In the end Willy commits suicide so that Biff can have the insurance money to become successful and be everything Willy wasn't.