Benziman discusses this idea in his South Atlantic Review, "Success, Law, and the Law of Success: Reevaluating 'Death of a Salesman.' Benziman says it could be due to his personality, or he might have inherited it. After all, his father and brother were also salesmen. However, Willy puts too much of himself into his work and he felt he was worth more dead than alive. Having a life insurance policy meant he was giving up. Willy was ready to die for his family's dismissal. He considered himself a success if he was dead. Even though he has a tough exterior, the pain of watching his family struggle was too much to bear. Willy never went to his family to tell them how he felt. As someone who wanted to be considered tough, he would rather die than express his failures to his