Willy American Dream

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.
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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. His 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 thinks the company must have a responsibility to take care of their employees after they are old. Willy recall 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’s able to sell a lot because people liked him. 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). Even though his dream is unreal, it can still be respected because of the right to hope. Willy’s offering his life to be successful although he did not fulfill his dream, but hope is something even better than the …show more content…
He has so many dreams, and all he wants is success. Willy’s actions are easy to understand that all he wants in life is to be well-liked and to be successful. Many people believe that success is about making a lot of money, and they say money brings happiness. Sometimes, this may or may not always be true. Otherwise, success is defined as the completion of something or reach the goal. Willy has determination, belief, and his dream of the American dream, but Willy puts his family through a lot of trouble because of his search for a successful life. However, when he passes away, he still does not realize what he have accomplished, and he is not given up on his