Willy and Norma

While only know Norma for a short time so far in the movie Sunset Blvd. you can already tell that Willy and Norma are alike in many ways. From what we know about Norma so far, she thinks she is incredibly good at what she does. She talked about how the films were good when she was in them, and when she stopped being in them and they started talking they got worse. She also assumes that everyone knows her and thinks greatly about her all of the time. At one time, Norma was somewhat successful because Joe knew who she was, but what Norma does not realize is that time is over, and she isn't the actress she once was. This is like Willy. He thought he was this wonderful salesman. A person that could do anything because he was well liked and successful. At one point in time, he most likely was a successful man, because he was able to talk to his boss about a possible raise, but then he lost it, just like Norma did. While they are alot alike in the fact that they both have these false images in their heads about themselves, they are different in many ways also. The main way they are different is Norma has a ton of money, while Willy was struggling to pay for his basic needs.