Death of a Salesman, By Arthur Miller, Characterization of Happy Loman

Imagine a quiet home in Brooklyn, New York where a family lives with their two grown sons who are visiting, a strong devoted wife who keeps the family together, and an off the wall husband, whose flashbacks and lack of real self-worth lead to his suicide. This is the home where Happy Loman grew up, and returns to in the play "Death of a Salesman" by Arthur Miller. Happy Loman is an attractive male who may appear to have it all and be satisfied with his life, but on the inside it is apparent that this is not true from his insecurity and need for attention. He is quite the philanderer, us…