This scene shows Willy's regrets and pride; he wants to provide for his family but is not willing to give up his dream to do so. At the beginning of the play, Charlie is described as vulgar and banal, however he is described as understanding and caring towards his less fortunate neighbors. Willy has a mentality developed throughout the story, this mentality being of allusion. Willy believes that the more people love someone, the further they will go in life. The problem here is that Willy claims to be well liked and that's how he got this far. Although in reality Willy hasn't come very far in life, and that's why he goes to his neighbor's house to beg for money and support, which the neighbor is already giving him. His neighbor Charlie has a son named Bernard, who is apparently a perfect child which makes Willy jealous, for the sake of his son, who cannot do simple calculations. This jealousy further corrupts Willy's mind and only makes him want to take further action to steal from his neighbor. Willy is all about success and providing for his beloved family, even if this isn't demonstrated by his actions. As already mentioned, Willy is not willing to give up his dreams to support his family, he is the type of person who is all talk and no walk. This is also demonstrated by his attempts to take his own life, these are also acts of