In the play, the main character Willy Loman has been living in a sort of dream world where he is living the dream he wants. In his mind he is a very important salesman and his sons are destined for greatness; he refuses to accept the truth of the situation. As the story progresses, his son Biff gradually realizes that his ideas about the world and himself instilled in him by his father are false/untrue and has a sort of "reality check" when he meets with Bill Oliver.
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So my question for you today is this--is it better to live in a world of "fantasy" if it is making you happy, or to see things exactly as they are and accept the truth no matter how sad or troublesome?
The 2 stories we will watch from the show "This American Life" portray 2 sets of people who are refusing to accept the truth. Do you think they are better or worse off because of this? Why do they not want to see the truth? In the end, do you think they are beginning to have a "reality check" where they discover living in the real-world is better than living in a fantasy?
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