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DOAS critical context
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Ben- Angelica Frey
Willy greatly admires Ben, and wishes he could embody similarly masculine traits
The high value Ben puts on masculine competition, taming of the wild, and riches, puts him in opposition to the more humane values that Linda embodies, of domesticity
Willy is enamoured with the ideal his brother embodies, and tries to instil his interpretation of the “jungle” parable into his sons,
Ben inherited the adventurous and entrepreneurial spirit of his father, while Willy is a failed salesman.
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Ben represents in his mind the parental voice that approves or disapproves of his actions and choices. Ben’s voice has berated and belittled Willy throughout the play, until at the end it approves of his suicidal decision