Death of a Salesman 1

Willly Loman had this whole concept of being "well liked" in order to succeed in the business world. I'm not sure if my interpretation is right, but to me it seemed like Willy needed the approval of others to succeed. He let them define who he was instead of determining that himself. So if they perceived him as nothing but a salesman and nothing more, then that was how he would live. He could dream and hope for success, but he was only as successful as others made him to be. Willy thought that having an educatoin wasn't important in becoming sccessful and having individual opportunity. But he focused on the point that having connections with people that liked you was of greater importance. I don't know, I was kind of confused about this topic in the book. Further discussion in class will probably clear this up for me.