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Willy Loman, the protagonist of the play, is preoccupied with being well liked. However, Howard Wagner, Willy¡¦s boss (and possibly god-son), stripped the exhausted old man of his dignity during the conversation they had, leading to Willy¡¦s later programmed death. There were several factors that depressed Willy; first of all, back on Page 56, Linda made it clear that ¡§attention must be paid to such exhausted man¡¨. However, when Howard showed Willy the tape recorder on Page 77, he constantly ignored Willy. ¡§Willy: Ts. Ts. Like to ask a little favor if you¡K¡¨ ¡§It certainly is a ¡V¡§ ¡§That really is ¡V ¡§ ¡§That is a wonderful machine. Can we ¡V ¡§ Willy did not get a chance to talk, his words were not respected, attention was NOT paid. Howard thought the machine was more worth his time than Willy; this must have made Willy felt terrible ¡V he realized he was not wanted. Secondly, the way Howard talked so carelessly about spending a hundred dollars on a tape recorder must have stabbed Willy¡¦s heart painfully ¡V on Page 78, Howard said, ¡§Sure, they¡¦re only a hundred and