America is a rich successful, prosperous country. And has many wealthy and powerful international role models. American people, much like people in any other country, strive to achieve their dreams. Many base their key dreams around the 'The American Dream'. The American Dream is the belief that if you work hard and believe in yourself the result will be wealth, power and happiness. The 'dreamers' want to be independent and work for themselves. "Death of A Salesman", is about the American Dream and one middle-aged man's failure of it. He is a salesman, who wants to live the dream.
Willy Loman has worked for Howard Wagner and his father's firm for thirty-four years. Willy travels regularly to Boston to sell to the customers. All of his life he has dreamt about becoming successful and respected by his family and friends, he wants to be admired. Willy is, shall we say, somewhat deluded. He seems to have caught up in the rush of modern society. Howard, Willy's boss, has just bought a new recording machine. When Willy hears the machine play, it scares him, he says, "Shut it off! Shut it off!" Willy's most prominent delusion is that success comes if you have good looks and are well liked. Willy has neither of these qualities despite instilling this belief into his two sons Biff and Happy. Willy seems to use his job as an excuse for why he is such a dreamer; he says to Charley, "A Salesman's got to live the dream. It comes with the territory.".
Charley sums up Willy's life by saying "When the hell are you going to grow up?" Willy spends his life in an illusion, constantly believing that he is a great man who is popular and successful. "I'm the New England man. I'm vital in New England." Willy is an all- American dreamer who is too full of pride to accept the fact that his dream of being a successful salesman will never come true. He never realizes what a failure he is and where he fits in society. The old saying "Pride comes before a fall" is a sharp realization of Willy's Life.
