Topic > The Loman in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

He had gone to Alaska and become rich and, subconsciously, Willy wished he had gone with him. In this scene, Ben “appears” to Willy, “encouraging” him to commit suicide so that his family will receive money from his life insurance policy. Willy, finding himself in a desperate situation and in a terrible state of mind, did not stop to consider the consequences and acted on his impulse to provide for his family, thus resulting in his suicide. [CS] Disorganized thoughts and disorganized behavior in general represent disruption of clarity of thought, speech patterns, and actions. These symptoms result from disorganized thinking and significantly interfere with the person's ability to go about their day and care for themselves: fragmented thinking is characteristic of schizophrenia. Externally, it can be observed in the way a person speaks. People with schizophrenia tend to have difficulty concentrating and maintaining a train of thought. . . . Schizophrenia disrupts goal-directed activity, causing impairments in a person's ability to care for themselves, work, and interact with others. Disorganized behavior appears as a . . . unpredictable or inappropriate emotional responses, behaviors that appear bizarre and aimless, [and] lack of inhibition and impulse control. (Help