Death of a Salesman Brandon Quotation

WILLY (with wonder): I was driving along, you understand? And I
was fine. I was even observing the scenery. You can imagine,
me looking at scenery, on the road every week of my life. But
it’s so beautiful up there, Linda, the trees are so thick, and the
sun is warm. I opened the windshield and just let the warm air
bathe over me. And then all of a sudden I’m goin’ off the road!
I’m tellin’ya, I absolutely forgot I was driving. If I’d’ve gone
the other way over the white line I might’ve killed somebody.
So I went on again — and five minutes later I’m dreamin’
again, and I nearly... (He presses two fingers against his eyes.) I
have such thoughts, I have such strange thoughts.



This quotation shows the different way of enjoying life than the people in Great Gatsby. People in The Great Gatsby enjoy their life by lavish parties and luxurious lifestyles, whereas right here, Willy is enjoying the simple scenery, the fundamental aspects people don't ever notice as people take it for granted. The awestruck scenery is breath taking as he suddenly realizes the scene he normally passes every day, is absolutely beautiful. Both the stories have things the characters live their life for, and they are different aspects of life, one being the natural beauty in this world and one being the materialistic aspect of life.