Death of a Salesman 4

Ben is Willy’s older brother and is much wealthier than what Willy is. I think that Ben is a positive influence on Willy. Ben is a successful man and is someone that Willy should look up to. Ben also wants Willy to be successful. He wants Willy to join him on his Alaskan adventure to try to make a good sum of money in the diamond mines. On the other hand, Willy easily becomes consumed by material goods. He believes that his sons will be successful just because they are popular and well-liked. Willy has to understand that it takes hard work to become successful as well. I think that Linda thinks the Ben is a bad influence because throughout the novel so far, she is trying to get Willy to find a stable job in New York so he does not have to travel as much. She wants him to stay close to home as he ages. Therefore, she does not want Willy to become like Ben and go off searching for wealth in diamond mines. She wants him to stay with his job and be close to home.