Dreams in Death of a Salesman. Essay -- English Literature

Dreams in Death of a Sales populace.In this essay Im going to consider Arthur Millers perception of moons, oddly the American Dream. Arthur Millers play Deathof a Salesman is a detailed inspection on the capitalist American societyof the 1940s and also on human psychology and how much materialisticsuccess means to us. He uses the misfortunes of a salesman named WillyLoman to illustrate this. Miller introduces the Loman family in adepressing sense of humour (dim lighting is used and shows a house that hastowering, angular shapes surrounding it and with niggling furniture).This immediately gives the audience a glum feeling about the play. TheLoman family is a very stereotypical American family, with the father,Willy, working all day, a lovable mother, Linda, and two children, Biffand Happy. As the play develops however, we learn much and more aboutthe real tragedy of the family. Willy believes in the American dream.It was very influential in the American society of the 1940s and stillis to some people, today. scarce only a few people have benefited fromit. The American dream is based on the idea that as long as psycheworks hard, they will achieve capital success no publication what their sex,age, nationality is. As the audience learn about the Loman familyspoor financial situation, it becomes easy that Willy is a victim ofthe American dream. Willys failure in leading a rich or even just acomfortable intent is very apparent. He complains about his work andstruggles to pay his bills. He is also frequently shown in a state ofdepression, he cannot concentrate when campaign he is still working athis old age and is struggle to bring in a steady income. Hisunstable mind makes him negate himself in th... ...fridge fails. Arthur Miller seems to see her, not Ben, as the real hired gun of the play. This is reflected in the gentle respect he gives toher in his writing.This play is a strong message against the principle of the AmericanDream. Willy Loman is co nstantly try to achieve the dream, butdrives himself crazy. Biff seems to be the only character in the Lomanfamily that is able to set himself aside from this dream, wanting onlyto be capable - his own man. Although I believe dreams to be animportant, if not essential divorce of life, I also believe thatcontentment is far more important. If you cannot be happy with whatyou have, you cannot possibly hope to be happy with what you wish for.Willy Loman dreams of becoming a great man, dreams of the great man hewas and dreams of the great man Biff can be, he just fails to realisethat they are great men.