Cora vs. Willy

 I think that Cora Tucker and Willy Loman are completely opposite in the way that they view success and in the way that one obtains success. As we read over Fall Break, Willy Loman is a man who likes to play by the rules in order to get ahead. He does not question what his superiors say, even though he may be opposed to what it is that they are stating. To Willy Loman Success is defined as wealth and popularity. But that is not helpful towards the success of a community, it is only helpful to the success of and individual. 

Cora Tucker on the other hand strives for the success of a community as a whole as opposed to the success of an individual.  Cora did not play by the rules what so ever. When she grew tired of her housewife days Cora began to make a difference in the world. Cora helped those who could not help themselves and she did this by breaking the confinement that she was put in and by speaking out to those who surrounded her. 

I think that Willy Loman's idea of success fails in comparison to Cora Tucker's idea of success because Cora is attempting to make the community more aware of what was wrong, she did this so that they community (no matter how small) would become successful, while Willy Loman was sully focused on himself and his sons.