Harold Loman (Miller 79), or Happy as one may know him, never truly saw the epiphany of the American Dream.' He was just "blown full of hot air," he never knew what was reality and what wasn't (105). From the day that Happy was born, to the day his father died, and most likely till the day he would die, he never once saw the truth behind his phony' of a father. Happy, not only being portrayed as a static character, but also somewhat of a stock character, would end up just like his father, dying the "Death of a Salesman" (111)
As a young lad Happy was the younger of the sons, just like his father. His older brother Biff Loman, was prototype of today's ignorant jock; he was handsome, well built and athletic, exceptionally popular with both sexes, yet he had no intelligence, book smart or wit, what so ever, in essence he was the epitome of today's high school athletes. Their father had increasingly more affection for Biff, and Happy was always thrown into his shadow. Like Willy,......
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