Willy and Linda's younger son. He is the assistant to an assistant manager at a department store, and is always willing to do whatever is convenient: be duplicitous to his family, take bribes at work, or sleep with the girlfriends of his colleagues. At the end of the play he resolves to carry on Willy's legacy by making as much money as possible, which is a twisted misinterpretation of what Willy's death meant. In the importance that Happy places on getting ahead, and in his readiness to delude himself, he represents the worst aspects of Willy's nature.
Happy Loman Quotes in Death of a Salesman
The Death of a Salesman quotes below are all either spoken by Happy Loman or refer to Happy Loman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 1
Quotes
Manufacturers offer me a hundred-dollar bill now and then to throw an order their way. You know how honest I am, but it's like this girl, see. I hate myself for it. Because I don't want the girl, and, still, I take it and - I love it!
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
And they know me, boys, they know me up and down New England. The finest people. And when I bring you fellas up, there'll be open sesame for all of us, 'cause one thing, boys: I have friends.
Act 2
Quotes
But it'll go on forever!
Dad is never so happy as when he's looking forward to something!
Dad is never so happy as when he's looking forward to something!
Get the entire Death of a Salesman LitChart as a printable PDF.
Happy Loman Quotes in Death of a Salesman
The Death of a Salesman quotes below are all either spoken by Happy Loman or refer to Happy Loman. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 1
Quotes
Manufacturers offer me a hundred-dollar bill now and then to throw an order their way. You know how honest I am, but it's like this girl, see. I hate myself for it. Because I don't want the girl, and, still, I take it and - I love it!
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
And they know me, boys, they know me up and down New England. The finest people. And when I bring you fellas up, there'll be open sesame for all of us, 'cause one thing, boys: I have friends.
Act 2
Quotes
But it'll go on forever!
Dad is never so happy as when he's looking forward to something!
Dad is never so happy as when he's looking forward to something!