How do we want to be remembered? Do we have a say in how we are remembered? Willy wanted to be remembered as this charismatic salesman, who had this energy surrounding him that just made everyone like him. You know kind of like a Jim Halpert/ Harvey Specter character. Now it is obvious that this fantasy of his would never come true but is it possible for that picture to be popularized. How many times have we seen people become more famous after dying, or how many times have the bad actions of people been forgotten or overwritten after their death. It is incredibly evident that a flattering narrative is usually encouraged after someone dies. The most obvious example I can think of is fictional. It always fascinates me how the narratives switched for Severus Snape after his death. For six, even seven, solid books everyone hated that man’s existence. He was everything you hated in a person- arrogant, selfish, obnoxious ad condescending to name a few. What further proves my p...
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