Loman vs. Tucker

These two are very interesting to compare for a couple of reasons. They both wanted to be succesful in their lives, but only Tucker really was. Willy tried so hard to accomplish as much and to be as successful as Cora was in her life. The main difference between them is that Willy worked his way up being a salesman and was on the right track to be successful, but then everything went down hill, whereas Cora kept working her butt off and managed to become successful and accomplish everything that she wanted to do in her life. Cora was successful in something that was really important and helped other people, she wasn't as self-centered as I think that Willy was.
Another really interesting thing about Cora is that she was not very well-liked, she was almost the opposite of what Willy thinks is so important to be as successful as she was. Yes, she had small following, but there were many people that didn't like her. That was why they slashed her tires and soaked her bed in gasoline. In the story there was a woman mentioned who was really excited to hear Cora speak, thinking that she would be this great and eloquent speaker, but in fact she wasn't. Cora was an extremely brave woman fighting for something incredibly important in her society, and Willy was a man trying to be successful in life and in a job that has gone downhill for him.