The Disillusioned View of Reality In the drama Death of a Salesman, Arthur Miller focuses on dreams versus reality as his main theme of the play. ... Willy's inability to escape from a fantasy existence and accept his average existence lead to his death. ... Miller portrays dreams as important, but if there is a lack of knowledge about oneself or what is real, then having "the wrong dreams" can kill when taken to extremes (Requiem, Line 15). ... Without Willy knowing that he does not live an ideal life this will inevitable lead to his death. ... There is a moral in Death of a Salesma...

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