Willy's decision

I think Willy made the wrong decision in not working with Charley. I understand why Willy believes he can't work with Charley but i think Willy needs to get over himself. The man was just fired and has to go beg an old friend for money every week, of course it was dumb of him not to take a job offering by one of his only friends even though it's hard to work with a friend. He holds himself to higher standards then he can achieve and he sets himself up for failure. He is so interested in how everyone else gets their money and how they did it instead of worrying about himself. He is trying to reach the rags to riches dream but has such a big ego that he can't stand to be criticized or helped or even fail. He needs to get over himself and become more opened minded to different ideas instead of being so old fashioned. 

Ben's influence on Willy

I believe that Ben was a negative influence on Willy. Ben would always come from out of no where to stop by and spill lies about get rich schemes and how he could travel the world with him along with his boys and Linda. The reason he was such a negative influence is because he tricked Willy into believing him. He through out all these ideas to the point where Willy could almost taste them and then in a matter of seconds he leaves him behind. Willy has spent his life trying to get rich like his brother and sees himself as sort of a failure and is upset with his life because he isn't like his brother. Linda thinks that Ben was a negative influence on Willy because he always wanted Willy to travel with him and Linda didn't see the reason. She said, "Why must everybody conquer the world?" She thought that Willy was happy enough at home and he had a family to raise. He is "well liked".