The Coward Revealed in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller In the play Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller, the main character, Willy Loman, is a seller in difficulty. Willy Loman is a complex character who confuses illusion with reality. In a way, Willy has two personalities in this play. What we see in the present action is a tired man in his sixties. The other Willy is the one we see in flashbacks. He is young and confident. In act two, scene fourteen, Willy's son Biff tells him that he loves him. Willy realizes that Biff isn't just saying it out of pity because Biff is sobbing. In a flashback, Willy talks to his dead brother Ben. Ben continues to say "Time, William, Time", reminding him that suicide is approaching. Ben also tells Willy that he should come to the jungle. In this scene, the jungle represents opportunities for success. The reason why Ben tells Willy to come to the jungle is that when he is in the jungle, Willy can get the diamonds. The diamonds represent the insurance money the family will receive from Willy's accident. Therefore, Ben is saying that the only way Willy can get twenty thousand dollars in insurance money is to kill himself, or symbolically Ben is saying that the only way to get the diamonds is to go into the jungle. Willy also tells Ben how much good Biff would do with all that money. Willy once again thinks about Biff and how he was a great football player. This shows that Willy still thinks of Biff as a football hero, which is one of the reasons why Willy thinks Biff is so magnificent. While Willy is finishing his thoughts, his wife Linda calls him to come to bed. After this happens, the sound of a speeding car is heard driving away into the night. In the same scene, Willy's wife, Linda, has come to make peace with their two sons, Biff and Happy. Linda also suspects that Willy may kill himself. He made a big mistake by leaving the disturbed Willy alone. The rubber hose that Linda found on the stove foreshadows Willy's suicide. Linda doesn't want Willy to kill himself, but believes she can't interfere in his affairs. I believe Willy's suicide was an escape from shame. He couldn't continue to live his life as a lie.