Reluctance+to+Progress+and+Change

Reluctance to Change/Progress (Shavonne and Maryanne)

Willy: Willy's reluctance to change/progress is due to his reminiscence of the past, and the good times that he once had, but are not present anymore.

Willy: They don’t need me in New York. I’m the New England man. I’m vital in New England. (pg.14)
 * Restricting himself
 * Set in his own ways and patterns
 * Doesn't want the easier job; wants to prove that he can do it

Willy: I don’t want a change! I want Swiss cheese. Why am I always being contradicted? (pg.17)
 * Obviously stating that 'I don't want a change!'
 * What he's used to

Willy: The street is lined with cars. There’s not a breath of fresh air in the neighbourhood. The grass don’t grow any more, should’ve had a law against apartment houses. Remember those two beautiful elm trees out there? When I and Biff hung the swing between them? Linda: Yeah, like being a million miles from the city. Willy: They should’ve arrested the builder for cutting those down. They massacred the neighbourhood. Lost: More and more I think of those days, Linda. This time of year it was lilac and wisteria. And then the peonies would come out, and the daffodils. What fragrance in this room! (pg.17)
 * Misses the old atmosphere of the neighbourhood
 * Doesn't like the present buildings and change

Willy is also unable to see change. He is lost in the modern era of technology. He says, "How can they whip cheese?"