They learned from Willy that the way to achieve success is through lying and stealing. And his sons, Biff and Happy also live in the illusion that their father taught them. He always fears the obstacles which stand in his way and frequently flashbacks and talking to fictional characters as if they were real to run away from reality. By impressing Ben, who is just an illusion by Willy, makes Willy feel better. Willy not only lies to his family, but also himself. But not for me, of course” said Willy (36). They feed off of each other Willy always portrays himself to be a successful businessman. The third theme is that the members of the entire Loman’s family are self-deceptive and in their own respective ways delusional and blind to reality. Willy couldn’t be famous as Dave Singleman, or be remembered, loved and helped by many people because his belief was totally wrong. In the requiem of the play, Charley and Bernard are the only attendees of Willy’s funeral. Be liked and you will never want” Willy mentioned (21). The man who makes an appearance in the business world, the man who creates personal interest, is the man who gets ahead.
DEATH OF A SALESMAN THEMES PROFESSIONAL
On the other hand, he mislead his sons by teaching them that they could make their way using only their charms and good looks, rather than abilities, professional skills and talents. He strongly believes that appearance is everything he even assumes his business problems have to do primarily with his appearance, “I’m not dressing in advantage, maybe, ” he said (24). Willy said, “… Personality always wins the day” (48). Moreover, Willy’s business strategy is based entirely on the idea of a belief in personality. Although Willy finally realized the problem, commit suicide is the only solution to assist his son, Biff.īy using the money from Willy’s life insurance, Biff probably could set up a business to be successful. Finally, Willy regretted being a salesman, and questions his rejection of Ben’s offer to go to Alaska he said: “Why didn’t I go to Alaska with my brother Ben that time? What a mistake.
Both Willy and Biff failure to achieve the American Dream, however, Happy thinks Willy’s dream is the only way Biff and he can have. In the last of story Biff said, “I am not a leader of men, Willy, and neither are you” (105).
On the other hand, Biff didn’t finish high school, by following his father’s steps, become a person who over thirty and still can’t earn enough money to keep his life. For instance, Bernard studied hard in school and made the most of his opportunity, and now he is going to argue a case in front of the Supreme Court. But opportunities do not occur over and over again, his sons are already missed the chance. He also thinks his sons are talented, they don’t need to work hard to be successful the only thing they need is chance. And when I saw that, I realized that selling was the greatest career a man could want” said Willy (61). “I’ll never forget – and (Dave) pickup his phone and call the buyers, and without ever leaving his room, at the age of eighty-four, he made his living. Willy became a salesman because he saw Dave Singleman, a successful salesman’s achievement. His brother, Ben’s success makes him think that riches are just around the corner, “When I was seventeen I walked into jungle and when I was twenty-one I walked out, and by God I was rich” said Ben (33). The first theme in the play is that Willy Loman has an incorrect perception about The American Dream and this not only causes his failure but also that of his sons. Therefore, the play evokes resonance among readers who also had a hard time to fight the Great Depression. This play demonstrates the crisis of society during the Great Depression effectively. After his famous play “All My Sons”, he won the Pulitzer Prize in 1949 for the “Death of a Salesman”. The meaning of Willy’s name comes from his last name, Loman, means a low man. Miller’s uncle, who was a salesman, inspired the play “Death of Salesman”. Despite Willy Loman’s failure to reach the American Dream, his story presents three themes: distorted reverie deviated self-recognition and deluded reality. Willy Loman symbolizes a boastful, conceited and self-deceiving American, but everyone still sympathizes with this unlucky, depressed man. Miller presents Willy Loman as a typical salesman in America which makes audiences relate to him because his career is an universal one. Some critics think it indictment of the American lifestyle, criticizing everyone from an ordinary worker to the capitalist system as a whole. S., but not every dreamer became successful. Many immigrants were still looking for the American Dream when they had moved to the U. In 1945 when Arthur Miller wrote this play, America was going through the Great Depression. Willy Loman, the protagonist of “Death of a Salesman”, doesn’t believe in working hard yet expects success.
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