In The Death of a Salesmen, Willy is always worried about his kids. When Biff and Happy are kids, Willy tries to teach them that they should try to be the best they can possibly be. Having Biff staying at home when he's in his 30's doesn't really make Willy all that excited. Willy had different thought of the two boys when they were young. He wanted them to be salesmen as he is. When Ben came to visit, Willy tried to show his sons off at how obidient they are. He always felt the need to show off his "amazing" sons.
     It is good for a dad to support their kids as they grow up. It helps them build confidence. It was nice of Willy to show support of his sons as they were matureing, but that is not always a good thing. For example, when Biff took the football, Willy was fine with it an told him that it was a good thing his coach didn't get mad at him, that means his coach likes him. Stealing is not something you would encourage your children to do under most circumstances. Willy should find a way to support and encourage his sons without making it seem like he wants them to do something bad.
    Willy seems to not be able to make up his mind in the book. When he says that Biff is lazy and then says that he is not makes it seem like he feels bad as a father to be mean to his son. When Willy says that his chevvy is amazing and then says its bad, just makes Willy seem like he's losing his mind. He can't seem to agree with himself with anything and that worries his family becasue they think he is going crazy.
     When Willy contradicts himself, Linda seems to agree with whatever he says. She doesn't think that it's wierd at all that he can't make up his mind. Apparently she loves him way to much. I think that if she doesn't tell Willy that he's acting weird, he won't know and won't be able to fix whatever it is that is making him do that. If Linda told him that he was contradicting himself, then maybe he could go to the doctors and see if he is mentally stable or if he has some disease of some sort. Willy's family should take him out of his imaginary world and tell him what hes been acting like.