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* [[Driven to Suicide]]: {{spoiler|Willy.}}
* [[The Dutiful Son]]: Happy tries to be, but as Willy, Linda, and Biff all note, he's far more interested in being a "philandering bum."
* [[Exactly What It Says
* [[Fatal Flaw]]: Willy is in love with a dream and never recognizes that it doesn't match up to reality. He obsesses over irrelevancies and his own (prominent, but ultimately meaningless) flaws rather than the false promises of society that lead him to where he is.
* [[Flashback Effects]]: The stage instructions explain how Willy's imagination works on stage.
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* [[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
* [[Parental Favoritism]]: Willy has a tendency to ignore Happy -- Biff is the one his hopes are invested in.
* [[Popular Is Dumb]]: Unpopular but studious Bernard becomes successful, but popularity-obsessed Willy and Biff fail in the real world.
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