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Similarities

1. Troy and Willie both daydream about their fantasy

2. Both characters have brothers who are a big part of their lives

3. Unrealized dreams- both football related

4. Both men have affairs with women

5. Troy and Willie do no apologize for their mistakes

6. Rose and Linda stay faithful to spouses

7. Both wives are mistreated

8. Both husbands have a purpose in feeling like they are someone else

9. Troy and Willie have loyal friends who they push away when they want to help (Charlie in Death of a Salesman and Bono in Fences)

10. Both fathers die before they get to see success happen in their lives

Differences

1. Ben, Willie's brother, is successful and glamorized

2. Gabriel is mentally incapable of taking care of himself and knowing who he is

3. Willie= supportive and loving father

4. Troy= Jealous; unloving father; not supportive

5. Biff doesn't have a great and successful future

6. Corey has potential to be a star

7. Willie gains confidence by having attracted a woman who compliments him

8. Troy has affair to escape, responsibilities of his family/life

9. Willie wants his sons to experience happiness and life

10. Lyons, in Fences has a set goal in which he wants to pursue. Hap (Happy) on the other hand is like Biff and has no idea what to do in his life at the age of 30

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