JOB

I personally do not think that Willy made a good decision to not take the job. It was quite silly of him. Willy needed to swallow his pride and jealousy, suck it up, and take the job. He had just gotten fired, he was going crazy, he needed money, wanted to be a role model for his kids, and wanted to be successful, so I think that it was a big time mistake that he did not take the job. He did not have.

Willy was not only jealous that Charley was successful in the business world, he was also jealous that his son had turned out so great. Bernard, who he had thought was a dorky little kid, was now a successful lawyer who was taking cases to the U.S. supreme court in Washington D.C. whereas his sons, especially Biff, were bums who were sitting at home thinking about starting a Sporting Goods company. Willy then starts to think that it was all his fault for the Biffs giving up on life. Willy knows that his affair had something to do with it, and he starts to realize what kind of example he set for his boys. He is upset for himself, and is therefore mad at Charley because Charley has a good son who is highly educated and successful. Also, this job that Charley was going to give Willy was going to pay decently ($50) and would not require Willy to travel, which in the end would work out quite well. I think that Willy is basically miserable and insane, and is an awful decision maker and has no judgement skills. WILLLYYYY