Miller criticizes the American Dream and its value system by presenting the false image of reality that Willy Loman creates in his household. ... Willy Loman, like Berenger, learns to be content with the world around him by creating an illusion for himself with which he can cope. ... Biff, Willy's son who was once an attractive football star who failed math his senior year and gave up on his aspirations, was well liked but did not succeed in society. ... Biff could not live up to his father's dreams and deemed himself a failure. ... Miller writes in a realist fashion about a very dis...

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