Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesmanhas been used to convey social commentary on American society. Discuss the breakdown of the family in pursuit of...

's play,
, shows the decline of the family as father and sons see the American dream
in very different ways.

Willy Loman has been a salesman for a very long time.
Things have changed in the business, but Willy has nothe is out of touch with reality. He
believes that one can still go out and become an enormous success with little trouble, like his
brother Ben. Ben decided what he wanted and won the success he wanted: rich at twenty-one. Willy
believes everyone can do what his brother did. 

Willy comments on his son
Biff's lack of success and how Biff could turn his life around. Willy is
again alluding to the American dream: success, there for the taking.

WILLY:

Biff Loman
is lost. In the greatest country in the world a young man with suchpersonal attractiveness, gets
lost. And such a hard worker. Theres one thing about Biff hes not lazy€¦Ill see him in the
morning; Ill have a nice talk with him. Ill get him a job selling. He could be...