Essay On The American Dream In Death Of A Salesman

In the play “ Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller, presents a common view of the American dream. The main character, Willy Loman, struggles to become a successful salesman; he’s trying to make himself feel better by lie to his family and himself. He holds onto a strong belief in the American dream.Willy cannot face the reality and begins to daydream how to success. Although he gets fired by his boss, Willy never seems to give up on his dream, and refuse to accept a job that Howard offered to him in order to retain his pride. In this play, Miller creates a character in Willy, whose determination, belief, and dreaming illustrate the person within a capitalistic society.
“You can't eat the orange and throw the peel away- a man is not a piece
One instance is when Willy’s life is going to fall down and coming to an end as he tries to catch “the dream”, as he has never wanted to face with the reality that he has nothing. Willy life is a dream; he obtained all his happy from the past, and he has always convinced himself that all is well. During Act II, when Howard told Willy that he does not want him to work for the company, “ I think you need a good long rest, Willy” (Miller 83). Willy’s angry at Howard because he know that he gets fired by his boss, but he thinks the company must have a responsibility to take care of their employees after they are old. When he’s young, he sacrifices his youth and his life to work for the company; he’s traveling around the country selling his goods, and he is completing his dream to be a successful salesman. So now when he is old, he believe the company must take care of him. According to Happy, “He had a good dream” (Miller 139). It can still be respected because of the right to hope even though his dream is unreal. Willy’s offering his life to be successful although he did not fulfill his dream, but hope is something even better than the