Decisions matter, in the play Death of a Salesman, our playwright Arthur Miller compares Willy Loman, a carefree father who seems childish, and Charley, on the other hand, is a kind-hearted man of few words, equipped for the real world. Both Willy and Charley long for the American dream, but take completely separate paths on their journey. Over the course of the show, Willy Loman makes various decisions that are not in the best interest of him or his family. Meanwhile Charley only does what's best for his family and friends. Although Willy and Charley are both fathers who care for their children, not everyone can achieve the American dream. Throughout the show, Willy Loman is shown as a teenager who has not taken charge of his life. When parenting his children, Willy does not act as a father figure. He acts like he's one of the kids who doesn't discipline his kids. Because of this, Happy and Biff have nothing to strive for in life. Willy wants to get attention and gets it by bragging about how popular and athletic his children are compared to his neighbor, Charley's son Bernard. “When the game ends, you will laugh out loud. They'll call it another Red Grange. Twenty-five thousand a year” (p. 63). In this sense, Willy is showing Charley that Biff's athleticism will get him somewhere in life, while Bernard's classwork and lack of social skills will never give him real-world experience. Willy believes that hard work and dedication will never pay off “because the man who shows up in the business world, the man who creates self-interest, is the man who gets ahead.” (Page 22) In short, Willy Loman believes that living in the moment... in the middle of the paper... I'm not a genius but I know when they insult me.", Charley tries to say show Willy the truth about society, but Willy doesn't he will listen to him, he is too blinded by the American dream and has to be a salesman otherwise he will not succeed in life All in all, when comparing Willy and Charley side by side, we can clearly see that these two characters have chosen different decisions that led them up. a path that leads them to the dream of having the American dream or to the road of suicide Towards the end of the show, Willy plays his last card and commits suicide, this could symbolize that he was really childish and not ready for the real world only one goal: to achieve the American dream, which will not be easy I believe the author Miller is trying to show us that hard work and dedication alone are not enough to achieve what we strive for in life..