Hurtful love and foolish hope in the death of a salesmanA father is an important role model in the life of a young man; perhaps the most important. A father must guide his children, support them, teach them and above all, love them. In the play Death of a Salesman, written by Arthur Miller, an aging 63-year-old salesman, Willy Loman worked his whole life for his children. Happy and especially Biff, his two sons, where his pride, his joy and his reason for living. Willy tried with all his might to provide for them, to support them, to transform them into men; but he failed. Perhaps Willy's greatest flaw was his inability to see his sons for who they really were. Biff and Happy were never meant to be great men, but Willy always believed in them. Although Willy's hope is touching, it is also foolish. Willy Loman's blind trust in his son Biff's abilities destroyed Biff's sense of moderation and modesty. Despite Biff's obvious incompetence and mediocrity, Willy vehemently refused to accept his son's failure to "pass the grade." Biff “has stolen every good job since high school!” (131), yet Willy cannot accept that his son is a "dime" and states that Biff simply cannot upset him. "I want you to know... wherever you go, that you took your life out of malice!" (129). By blaming Biff for his problems, Willy frees himself from all guilt. Willy cannot realize that it was his incompetence as a father that created the character of Biff. If Willy was a little more aware of his son's situation, of his true character, Biff might have realized sooner that he was not "a leader of men." When asked whose fault it was that he never accomplished anything, Biff replied "...I never got anywhere...... middle of paper...... what I admired was nothing more than a "wrong", and Biff lost all reason in his life. Everything Willy taught him was destroyed that night. canceled by this act of adultery. Willy Loman tried his best to be a good father. He encouraged his sons, he worked for them all his life and he tried to help them in every way possible. problem was that, even though his heart was there, Willy just wasn't a good father trying his best to raise his sons, but tragically, the more he tried, the worse they became. , Willy failed as a father, but he did his best. He loved his children, in some cases he loved them blindly, and never once questioned their greatness. love is touching, it is also harmful. Willy's delusions of grandeur towards his sons hurt them more than it helped them..