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** Also, the actors stop caring about the walls in flashbacks.
* [[An Aesop]]: You don't have to follow the [[American Dream]], just find something you want to do and be good at it.
* [[Anti
* [[Broken Pedestal]]: Biff idolized his father, until he found out that he's {{spoiler|cheating on his wife}}.
* [[Butt Monkey]]: Willy, and by extension, the average working man everywhere. See: [[This Loser Is You]].
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* [[The Mistress]]
* [[No Name Given]]: Willy's mistress is only called "The Woman".
* [[Not Now, Kiddo]]: Bernard, warning Biff that he needs to study and getting brushed off by Willy.
* [[Only Sane Man|Only Sane Woman]]: Linda is by far the most stable of the play's characters. Biff is as well, but to a lesser extent as he's still [[Desperately Looking for A Purpose In Life]].
* [[Parental Favoritism]]: Willy has a tendency to ignore Happy -- Biff is the one his hopes are invested in.
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* [[Unconfessed Unemployment]]: Willy has a hard time admitting to his wife he's out of a job.
* [[The Unfavorite]]: Happy Loman.
* [["Well Done, Son" Guy]]: Young Biff but he loses faith in his father, and in life, when he {{spoiler|catches Willy in an affair}}.
* [[Wham Line]]: {{spoiler|"Pop, I'm a dime a dozen and so are you!"}}
* [[
** Averted in that Bernard is not cruel or condescending, and gives Willy advice.
* [[Yank the
** This turns out for the best though, since it helps him realize what he wants in life and not be trapped in a delusion like Willy.
* [[Your Cheating Heart]]
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