Death of a Salesman

Evaluation of Death of a Salesman The play was written by Arthur Miller who was born in Manhattan in 1915 by Jewish immigrant parents. He witnessed the depression and the failing of his fathers businesses. He went to college at the University of Michigan well he wrote and worked with plays. He wrote Death of a Salesman in 1948 in a small Connecticut studio. The play took place in the great depression where a struggling business man tried to provide for his family. He has been working for years and is becoming very tired and crazy. He dies a sudden death in the end and he never completes the dream he wanted to as a salesman. As soon as the play starts you get a feel for what the play is going to be like. Its dreary a dark mood Willy’s dream of becoming a wealthy salesman have fallen. The house they once bought that had such a spark has now decayed around other apartment buildings like Willy’s dream is slowly decaying. Everyone can relate to this they first have a big outlook and dream but when the dream falls so does everything else around someone. The play unfolds slowly throughout using a number of symbols, themes, and motifs. The play picks apart everyone especially Willy. The play contains two acts and a Requiem which takes place at the end of the story where Willy’s death occurs. Many troubles lead up to his death. The story contains many symbols one is the seeds. These represent Willy’s career he keeps planting trying to be a better salesman and a better father but keeps failing. As said “You can’t raise a carrot in the back yard.” (lines 120-121). This also lets you know that things are not going well for him. Not only can he live the American dream but he cannot even plant a seed for crops, his career or with his son Biff. The American dream is constantly mentioned and it is something very important it is something Willy is striving for and not only him but so does everyone in today’s society. To live the American dream was