"After all the highways, and the trains, and the appointments, and the years, you end up worth more dead than alive." (II, pg. 1603)
I thought this quote was interesting because it demonstrates how invaluable Willy thinks life is. He believes that when he dies, he will be worth more to his family because of the money they will receive. This could have been a big factor into Willy's suicide. He just wanted to make his family happy. Some of his flaws are that he is too proud, wants to be well-liked, and he wants the American dream. He is willing to do anything to try to get this American dream. Society's flaws, as well as his own, contribute to his downfall. Society demands so much of him, but he couldn't do it and didn't accomplish his dreams.
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