Willy Loman is the unsuccessful, imaginative salesman which the play is focused on. He is very child-like and this can be noticed in his lack of reality. He believes he is the best salesman ever and thinks that everybody likes him. Children often have these ideals. They often think they are the center of the universe and haven’t had any experiences in their short lives that would bring them back to Earth. Willy has chosen to selectively ignore reality and live in his own world. Willy isn’t a good salesman and isn’t well liked. He is a failure and refuses to accept that fact, even with the pleadings of his favorite s