I am still unsure about how I feel toward the entire family. They're trying really hard to be the perfect American Dream-- Biff is supposed to go to college and has been the golden boy all his life, WIlly us supposed to bethe almighty successful salesman, Linda is supposed to be the perfect house wife who never disturbs the "peace" of the family, and Happy is supposed to be...well...happy. Happy is kind of left ouf of the perfect American dream because he is just in the background to the rest of his family's lives. The funny thing is that this perfect family is one of the most dysfunctional I have ever heard of or read about. I feel like they are so focused on success and perfection that they cause their own dilemmas. No one cares enough or love senough in the family. This is apparent by the funeral when Linda cannot cry and Biff seems angry at his father. The irony in this "American Dream" is that this is probably more typical of American families than we think. There are many, many families in the world and in America who just do not have enough love in their lives and it is what causes evil in the world.
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