Worth

In The Death of A Salesman, Willy thinks he is one of the best salesmen there is. He talks to his boss about how he has brought so much money to the Company and how firing him would make the company worse because of all this money he brings in. In reality, Willy is a pretty poor salesman and does not sell many of the products therefore he does not make a lot of money for this company. His boss, Charley, tells Willy, "the only thing you got in this world is what you can sell." This statement could possibly mean many things, but I believe it means that you only live once and if you do not show the world who you are and the amazing talents you have, then no one will see you for who you are. This could relate to selling things by showing the client how amazing and useful the product is because with out this explanation they will never know the worth of it.
This can reflect America in both the 1940's and 2012. This relates to America in the 1940's because during this time America had a multitude of products and money since World War II was over. This statement shows that people would only purchase what a product if they thought it was amazing because it showed its worth to the customer. This statement also reflects America in 2012 because people buy things they are interested in and what looks good in advertisement. If a product is not well advertised then they do not want to spend their money on something that is not worth the price. Advertising something is the key to getting a customer to purchase they item you want to sell, but this will not happen if you do not show what it is worth.