Death Of A Salesman

Drama Analysis: Death of a Salesman
Death of a Salesman is a dark and tragically sad story about a man’s last days of his life. On the surface the play is about “The American Dream”, however, the underlying tone of this play is the man's obsession with his last name. Arthur Miller said in an interview with Charle Rose said: “it's about a salesman and he dies, It’s about the United States, it's about a man and his economic state and it’s about family. ”. At the end of the day, the story is really about love and what a man is capable of doing for the love of family, however, misguided.
Willy Loman, despite his futile search through his past, does not reach self-realization. The solution to all his problems is suicide, Willy fails to realize

There are other important characters in this play; however, they are more supporting characters. The relationship between these two is the crux of the play, that is to say, they are the foundation on which the play is set. One might think that money or to leave an inheritance for Biff is what Willy really wants, in reality, Willy wants the family name to be famous and live on forever. The family is certainly having financial difficulty, never the less Willy finds the time and money for a young mistress. The most important memory is when Willy is at one of Biffs’ football games at Ebbets Field, a very famous field, for the championship and the people start chanting Loman, Loman, Loman. Willy does not remember the game per say, he just remembers the chant and he was the father of the boy that’s name was being chanted. This, to Willy, is like the height of achievement. It has nothing to do with wealth or money it is a form of honor or distinction. On a second read of the play, one would find on a very regular basis that Willy takes pleasure in the fact that everyone knows him. He could call up anyone and do business with them just because of knowing Willy Loman. This points to his dive to be known or to be famous. Willy thinks he is better at his job than he really is. When he realizes his son doesn’t want to follow in his footsteps, Willy becomes driven by his own “Willyness”. He starts talking to himself and slips into the past from time to time He also has an affair with another woman and becomes