The
relationship between Charley and Bernard is the kind which Willy wishes he had with Biff. Father
and son get along very well, both on a personal and professional level. In addition to Charley's
ongoing success in business, Bernard's rapidly moving up in the world, forging a successful
career as a hotshot lawyer.
The success of Charley and his son serves to
illustrate the huge gap that's opened up between the delusional Willy and the real world he no
longer understands. Willy's convinced himself that there's no reason why he can't enjoy the same
kind of success as Charley and why Biff can't stake his claim in the world like Bernard. But
there's no chance of this happening, and it's all because of Willy. Willy wrecked his
relationship with Biff due to an extra-marital affair with a secretary. However many hopes he
may have of some kind of reconciliation, they're as unrealistic as his prospects of once more
becoming a hotshot salesman. Charley and Bernard symbolize an ideal, an ideal...
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