"Willy. I - I just can't work for you, Charley.
Charley. What're you, jealous of me?
Willy. I can't work for you, that's all, don't ask me why."
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This quote shows Willy's tagic flaw. His tragic flaw is his sense of pride. Charley is offering a pretty nice job basically just because he feels bad for Willy and wants to help out. Willy just got fired from his job, but he still refuses to work for Charley. His ridiculous refusal comes out of his self pride. He used to feel much more successful than Charley and does not want to accept that he needs help from him. He wants to be successful so bad that he can't even accept the fact that he isn't. This tragic flaw causes him to be miserable and only puts more pressure on Biff to be successful. I admire Willy for working so hard and being so passionate about his work and trying to better his situation. However, Willy should have realized that the dream he had did not fit him. If he would have been able to realize that his talents were not in sales, than he could have lived a better, happier life as something else. Willy eventually commits suicide hoping that his insurance/inheritance money could help revive or remotivate Biff. This idea is honorable, but his family would have rather had him alive and he only does this to fulfill his pride of success when Biff doesn't really care about money anymore.
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