Charley could have meant a lot of things when he said to Willy, "the only thing you got in this world is what you sell?" From a business point of view, Charley could have been telling Willy that the only way for him to earn a good amount of money each week is by selling his products. If a salesmen does not sell his product then he/she will not earn the commission for selling their products. As a salesmen the only way you can earn money is by selling the products that you are suppose to sell. Charley could have simple been telling Willy that he must sell his products and a good quantity of them if he wants to earn enough money to live the life he dreams about living. Charley could have also been telling Willy that the only thing he has in this world is what he sells because he has made some mistakes and his family is falling apart. Biff is upset with his father and clearly wants nothing to do with him and Willy ignores Happy even though Happy tries so hard to keep his fathers attention. Since Willy is slowly loosing his family, Charley could have been trying to tell Willy that the only thing he now has in this world is going to be what he sells since he has drove his family apart.
Either way you view this statement, I believe the meaning of the statement has the same effect. In the 1940's, if you were a salesmen then you would have to sell your products in order to get enough commission to live the life you want and the same goes for 2012. On the other hand if you push your family away then all you are going to have is your job and yourself which again has not changed over the years. A person must work hard and earn an honest living to obtain the life they dream about but they also have to accept their family otherwise they will push their family away and all they will have is their occupation
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