Ben Lomans Success Story

Look up to Uncle Ben

The ultimate goal in their existence for some individuals is to be as successful as one can be, to have more of everything in life. Achieving this can be a complicated difficult task which requires hard work and dedication to strive for success. To live the American Dream is to be as rich as possible, to have everything any individual can ever want, and material items is essential. However, the possibility of someone to achieve this glorious dream without any sort of hard work or dedication is slim to none. Uncle Ben Loman not only found an opportunity to be all he could be but it was almost as if he got it handed to him on a silver platter. Ben Loman, the older brother of Willy Loman, was the model for Loman family for success. Ben’s success influenced Willy his whole life and Willy tries desperately to achieve Ben’s dreams. In the three meetings Ben had with Willy it is evident that Ben’s success had impacted Willy’s character by making him strive for success, making him mislead his sons to be what he wants them to be and influence his sons principals as well as resort to his dead brother for answers for success.

In the first of three meetings Ben had with Willy in his mind it is evident that Ben’s success had impacted Willy’s character by making him strive harder for success. Ben Abandoned the family to go be his own boss and ends up in Africa where he finds a gold mine. By making this decision he eventually becomes rich. During the play his favorite quote was “When I was seventeen I walked into the jungle, and when I was twenty-one I walked out. And by god I was rich" (Miller, 48). This quote shows the success that Ben got by not working hard which Willy desires for his family. Since Willy holds the notion that Ben is the model for success he utilizes this mentality for the position he is in. Ben’s success made Willy believes that an individual does not have to work hard but make the smart choices to advance in life and strive for success. Furthermore, Ben advises Willy “One must go in to fetch a diamond out” (Miller, 134) which examines the possibility that everyone has the potential to achieve the American Dream if one tries hard enough. Willy tries