Throughout life a person may hold ideals that represent a false way of living but this person does not know any other way to live. This lack of knowledge toward life goals will eventually lead to failures in that person’s life. In Arthur Miller’s play Death of a Salesman, the use of motifs, or reoccurring events, such as the silk stockings, Biff’s compulsive stealing, and the idea of being well liked show …showed first 75 words of 1010 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1010 total…throughout the play illustrates the immoral ideals that the Loman family holds, which equal their failures in life. The silk stockings represent Willy’s dishonesty in life, which amount to his failures. Also he believed being well liked was all that mattered, when in the end most successful people were disliked. Biff’s stealing shows Willy’s inept beliefs. By holding false viewpoints the Loman family was destined for failure, which is what they achieved.