Death of a Salesman - Play Analysis

Within the tragic play "Death of a Salesman" Willy Loman destroys himself trying to achieve the American Dream. His dream is simple; becoming successful and a well liked businessman, but none of this occurred. Willy was so caught up in the American dream he had forgotten about his own dream. Willy hated all the cars and houses; his dream was to live in a farm with his family. Willy stated that, "God, timberland! Me and my boys in those great outdoors! Yes, Yes! Linda, Linda! This proves that he was living a false dream and too caught up what people thought about him. Willy's dilemma's arises only because he was chasing the American dream. If Willy didn't treat everything as a competition he and his kids would have amounted to something. Just because he saw a person named Dave Singalman, who had live a very good life as a business man. Willy thought he would have lived and died the same way as him. He did not take in all the difficulty's he was facing and his family, he just got too caught up with false ways of live. The American dream is simple "an idea which suggests that all people can succeed through hard work, and that all people have the potential to live happy, successful lives." The American dream has nothing to do with being will liked or becoming a businessman, all it is to work hard and be happy. If Willy were to stick that in his thick head, he would have amounted to a lot more. Lastly Willy failed to achieve the American dream, so what he did was he left it in his kid's hands to accomplish that dream.