Monday, October 15, 2007
Probably the first of many DoaS blog
Willy has one distinct view of individual accomplishment and how a person can reach it. He believes that if a person is well like, he could be successful in anything they do in life. He thinks that it matters how people view you and how you are perceived in public. Otherwise known as the Social You. Willy's idea is completely based on the fact that others are around to judge you and will use their judging of you to base how they feel about you as a person and an employee. This is just one of the many flaws with this idea. Another one is that this doesn't rely on how well you can do something or the actual person you are on the inside. This could eventually lead to emotional bankruptcy. This idea only relies on what others think of you, and also states that it doesn't matter who you are or if you even have a personal you. This could lead to an inevitable downfall of the person who believes or practices this belief.
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RJ-
Nice job bringing back The Social Me from Great Books last year. It was an interesting connection that I had no thought about. But it’s true. Willy was very concerned about his appearance towards everyone else. He didn’t want Linda know that he had to borrow money from Charley each week just to pay the bills. He measured a salesman success on how many contacts he had, which is not the right thing to do.
Willy also believes that salesmen do not need to have any special skills. They need to strive for a goal, but they are guaranteed to succeed according to Willy. As long as they put their mind to it and try, they’ll win as far as the American Dream is concerned. This way of thinking is what screws up Willy in the end and leads to his eventual demise. He could have been stayed successful if he had only had different believes about success.
Basically copy alex's post. but seeing as how both the school and I don't condone plagerism, I have to write my own. I agree with you that Willy's emphasis on the Social you was a dangerous view on life that actually killed him. P.S. nice name drop, emotional bankruptcy eh... pffft
RJ- I find it both hilarious and smart to bring William James, The Social Me, into this blog. You are completely right in making this connection. Being well liked is all about perseptions and you are well liked by people base on that social self. Willy's social self shows people that he is on top of things and that he is perfectly successful in life. Of course he is not, and needs to prove it to himself buy trying to attain this goal of being well liked.
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